Synopses & Reviews
Appropriate for introductory courses in College Algebra and Precalculus. Sobel and Lerner provide teachers with a teachable text and students with a readable text that will properly prepare them for future courses, particularly calculus. The text is designed specifically to ease the transition to calculus and directly involve the graphing calculator. |
Synopsis
Appropriate for introductory courses in College Algebra and Precalculus. Sobel and Lerner provide teachers with a teachable text and students with a readable text that will properly prepare them for future courses, particularly calculus. The text is designed specifically to ease the transition to calculus and directly involve the graphing calculator.
Table of Contents
1. Fundamentals of Algebra.
2. Linear and Quadratic Functions with Applications.
3. Polynomial and Rational Functions.
4. Circles, Additional Curves, and the Algebra of Functions.
5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
6. The Trigonometric Functions.
7. Right Angle Trigonometry, Identities, and Equations.
8. Additional Applications of Trigonometry.
9. Linear Systems, Matrices and Determinants.
10. The Conic Sections.
11. Sequences and Series.
12. Permutations, Combinations, Probability.
Selected Tables and Answers.