Pre-Calculus Know-It-All

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-07-162702-3
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1118 g

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Master pre-calculus from the comfort of home!Want to "know it ALL" when it comes to pre-calculus? This book gives you the expert, one-on-one instruction you need, whether you're new to pre-calculus or you're looking to ramp up your skills. Providing easy-to-understand concepts and thoroughly explained exercises, math whiz Stan Gibilisco serves as your own private tutor--without the expense! His clear, friendly guidance helps you tackle the concepts and problems that confuse you the most and work through them at your own pace.Train your brain with ease!Pre-Calculus Know-It-ALL features: - Checkpoints to help you track your knowledge and skill level
- Problem/solution pairs and chapter-ending quizzes to reinforce learning
- Fully explained answers to all practice exercises
- A multiple-choice exam to prepare you for standardized tests
- "Extra Credit" and "Challenge" problems to stretch your mind
Stan's expert guidance gives you the know-how to: - Calculate distance in Cartesian two-and three-space
- Perform vector multiplication
- Work with cylindrical and spherical coordinates
- Understand relations and functions
- Learn the properties of conic sections
- Graph exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric curves
- Define curves with parametric equations
- Work with sequences, series, and limits
- Take college entrance examinations with confidence

- And much more!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gibilisco, Stan

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Analysis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: COORDINATES AND VECTORS; Chapter 1. Cartesian Two-Space; Chapter 2. A Fresh Look at Trigonometry; Chapter 3. Polar Two-Space; Chapter 4. Vector Basics; Chapter 5. Vector Multiplication; Chapter 6. Complex Numbers and Vectors; Chapter 7. Cartesian Three-Space; Chapter 8. Vectors in Cartesian Three-Space; Chapter 9. Alternative Three-Space; Chapter 10. Review Questions and Answers; PART TWO: ANALYTIC GEOMETRY; Chapter 11. Relations in Two-Space; Chapter 12. Inverse Relations in Two-Space; Chapter 13. Conic Sections; Chapter 14. Exponential and Logarithmic Curves; Chapter 15. Trigonometric Curves; Chapter 16. Parametric Equations in Two-Space; Chapter 17. Surfaces in Three-Space; Chapter 18. Lines and Curves in Three-Space; Chapter 19. Sequences, Series, and Limits; Chapter 20. Review Questions and Answers; Final Exam; Appendix A: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapter 1-9;Appendix B: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapter 11-19;Appendix C: Answers to Final Exam Questions;Appendix D: Special Characters in Order of Appearance;Suggested Additional Reading;Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gibilisco, Stan
Stan Gibilisco is a professional technical writer who specializes in books on electronics and science topics. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Electronics, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics, as well as over 20 other technical books. His published works have won numerous awards. The Encyclopedia of Electronics was chosen a "Best Reference Book of the 1980s" by the American Library Association, which also named his McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing a "Best Reference of 1996."

Stan Gibilisco is one of McGraw-Hill’s most prolific authors, with more than two dozen highly successful titles to his credit, including the wildly popular Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Physics DeMYSTiFied, Algebra Know-it-ALL, and Calculus Know-it-ALL.