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Chapters include: Introduction to Algebra * Functions * Graphs of Functions * Linear Equations * Simultaneous Linear Equations * Quadratic Functions and Equations * Inequalities * The Locus of an Equation * The Straight Line * Families of Straight Lines * The Circle * Rational and Polynomial Functions * Trigonometric Functions * Exponential and Logarithmic Functions * Complex Numbers * The Calculus of Single-Variable Functions: A Mathematics Approach * The Calculus of Single-Variable Functions: A Physics Approach * Vectors * Polar, Spherical, and Cylindrical Coordinate Systems * Multivariate Calculus * Elementary Linear Algebra * Vector Calculus: Grad, Div, and Curl * Vector Calculus: Flux and Gauss' Law * Differential Equations * Elementary Probability * Infinite Series * Appendices
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About the Author
Phillip A. Schmidt, Ph.D., is the program coordinator for secondary education at the Teachers College of Western Governors University. Robert Steiner, Ph.D., is the project director of seminars on science at the American Museum of Natural History.
Table of Contents
Part I: Algebra and GeometryChapter 1: Introduction to AlgebraChapter 2: FunctionsChapter 3: Graphs of FunctionsChapter 4: Linear EquationsChapter 5: Simultaneous Linear EquationsChapter 6: Quadratic Functions and EquationsChapter 7: InequalitiesChapter 8: The Locus of an EquationChapter 9: The Straight LineChapter 10: Families of Straight LinesChapter 11: The CirclePart II: Pre-Calculus and Elementary CalculusChapter 12: Rational and Polynomial FunctionsChapter 13: Trigonometric FunctionsChapter 14: Exponential and Logarithmic FunctionsChapter 15: Complex NumbersChapter 16: The Calculus of Single-Variable Functions: A Mathematical ApproachChapter 17: The Calculus of Single-Variable Functions: A Physics ApproachChapter 18: VectorsPart III: Advanced Topics in MathematicsChapter 19: Polar, Spherical, and Cylindrical Coordinate SystemsChapter 20: Multivariate CalculusChapter 21: Elementary Linear AlgebraChapter 22: Vector Calculus: Grad, Div, and CurlChapter 23: Vector Calculus: Flux and Gauss' LawChapter 24: Differential EquationsChapter 25: Elementary ProbabilityChapter 26: Infinite SeriesAPPENDIX A: RECTANGULAR COORDINATES IN SPACEAPPENDIX B: UNITS AND DIMENSIONSAPPENDIX C: SOLVING PHYSICS PROBLEMSAPPENDIX D: SELECTED PHYSICS FORMULASAPPENDIX E: SELECTED PHYSICAL CONSTANTSAPPENDIX F: INTEGRATION BY PARTSAPPENDIX G: THE GREEK ALPHABET AND PREFIXESINDEX