Easy Precalculus Step-by-Step

by Carolyn Wheater

Overview

Take it step-by-step for pre-calculus success!

The quickest route to learning a subject is through a solid grounding in the basics. So what you won’t find in Easy Pre-calculus Step-by-Step is a lot of endless drills. Instead, you get a clear explanation that breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand steps, followed by highly focused exercises that are linked to core skills--enabling learners to grasp when and how to apply those techniques.

This book features:

• Large step-by-step charts breaking down each step within a process and showing clear connections between topics and annotations to clarify difficulties
• Stay-in-step panels show how to cope with variations to the core steps
• Step-it-up exercises link practice to the core steps already presented
• Missteps and stumbles highlight common errors to avoid

You can master pre-calculus as long as you take it Step-by-Step!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071767682
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date:	06/15/2012
Series:	Easy Step-by-Step Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Carolyn Wheater teaches middle and upper school mathematics at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City. She has taught math and computer technology for 30 years to students from preschool through college. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Association of Teachers in Independent Schools.

Table of Contents

What you already ought to know 1 Graphs and the Graphing Calculator 2 Functions 3 Quadratic Functions 4 Polynomial Functions 5 Rational Functions 6 Powers, Roots and Radical Functions 7 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 8 Systems of Equations 9 Matrices and Determinants 10 Conics (Quadratic Relations) 11 Parametric Equations 12 Sequences and Series 13 Limits ANSWERS