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Precalculus Essentials Robert F. Blitzer

Precalculus Essentials By Robert F. Blitzer

Precalculus Essentials by Robert F. Blitzer


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Precalculus Essentials Summary

Precalculus Essentials by Robert F. Blitzer

Gets Them Engaged. Keeps Them Engaged.

Blitzer's philosophy: present the full scope of mathematics, while always (1) engaging the student by opening their minds to learning (2) keeping the student engaged on every page (3) explaining ideas directly, simply, and clearly so they don't get lost when studying and reviewing.

First, he gets students engaged in the study of mathematics by highlighting truly relevant, unique, and engaging applications. He explores math the way it evolved: by describing real problems and how math explains them. In doing so, it answers the question When will I ever use this?

Then, Blitzer keeps students engaged by ensuring they don't get lost when studying. Examples are easy to follow because of a three-step learning system - See it, Hear it, Try it embedded into each and every one. He literally walks the student through each example by his liberal use of annotations - the instructor's voice that appears throughout.

About Robert F. Blitzer

Bob Blitzer is a native of Manhattan and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in mathematics and psychology (minor: English literature) from the City College of New York. His unusual combination of academic interests led him toward a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of Miami and a doctorate in behavioral sciences fro Nova University. Bob is most energized by teaching mathematics and has taught a variety of mathematics courses at Miami-Dade College for nearly 30 years. He has received numerous teaching awards, including Innovator of the Year from the League for Innovations in the Community College, and was among the first group of recipients at Miami-Dade College for an endowed chair based on excellence in the classroom. Bob has written Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Introductory Algebra for College Students, Essentials of Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Essentials of Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Algebra for College Students, Thinking Mathematically, College Algebra, Algebra and Trigonometry, and Precalculus, all published by Prentice Hall.

Table of Contents

Chapter Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts of Algebra

p.1 Algebraic Expressions and Real Numbers

p.2 Exponents and Scientific Notation

p.3 Radicals and Rational Exponents

p.4 Polynomials

p.5 Factoring Polynomials

Mid-chapter Check Point

p.6 Rational Expressions

p.7 Equations

p.8 Modeling with Equations

p.9 Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities

Chapter 1 Functions and Graphs

1.1 Graphs and Graphing Utilities

1.2 Basics of Functions and their Graphs

1.3 More on Functions and their Graphs

1.4 Linear Functions and Slope

1.5 More on Slope

Mid-chapter Check Point

1.6 Transformations of Functions

1.7 Combinations of Functions; Composite Functions

1.8 Inverse Functions

1.9 Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles

1.10 Modeling with Functions

Chapter 2 Polynomial and Rational Functions

2.1 Complex Numbers

2.2 Quadratic Functions

2.3 Polynomial Functions and their Graphs

2.4 Dividing Polynomials; Remainder and Factor Theorems

2.5 Zeros of Polynomial Functions

Mid-chapter Check Point

2.6 Rational Functions and their Graphs

2.7 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

2.8 Modeling Using Variation

Chapter 3 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

3.1 Exponential Functions

3.2 Logarithmic Functions

3.3 Properties of Logarithms

Mid-chapter Check Point

3.4 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

3.5 Exponential Growth and Decay; Modeling Data

Chapter 4 Trigonometric Functions

4.1 Angles and Radian Measure

4.2 Trigonometric Functions: The Unit Circle

4.3 Right Triangle Trigonometry

4.4 Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle

Mid-chapter Check Point

4.5 Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions

4.6 Graphs of other Trigonometric Functions

4.7 Inverse Trigonometric Functions

4.8 Applications of Trigonometric Functions

Chapter 5 Analytic Trigonometry

5.1 Verifying Trigonometric Identities

5.2 Sum and Difference Formulas

5.3 Double-Angle, Power-Reducing, and Half-Angle Formulas

Mid-chapter Check Point

5.4 Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas

5.5 Trigonometric Equations

Chapter 6 Additional Topics in Trigonometry

6.1 The Law of Sines

6.2 The Law of Cosines

6.3 Polar Coordinates

6.4 Graphs of Polar Equations

Mid-chapter Check Point

6.5 Complex Numbers in Polar Form; DeMoivre's Theorem

6.6 Vectors

6.7 The Dot Product

Appendix: Where Did That Come From?

Selected Proofs

Additional information

CIN0132220946VG
9780132220941
0132220946
Precalculus Essentials by Robert F. Blitzer
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pearson Education (US)
20070308
816
N/A
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