This new text provides a contemporary approach to college algebra, ideal for the many skeptical or apprehensive students who ask, "When am I ever going to use this?" The key phrase is "Make It Real" since the goal is to make the material relevant and understandable to today's college students. But many books make this claim—so how is PRECALCULUS: A MAKE IT REAL APPROACH, International Edition different? In other texts, which simply wrap real-world situations around problems, the context isn't needed to do the mathematics. Written by skilled and passionate teachers, this text uses real-world data sets and situations to draw out mathematical concepts. Students are immersed in familiar contexts—from golf course ratings to Egyptian pyramids—from which concepts emerge naturally, and then guided in using their understanding of those ideas to make sense of the mathematics. The real-world contexts are not only helpful for understanding procedures—they're necessary. The concept of a function, the use of modeling, and the thorough integration of real-world applications are integral tothe text. If there's one new precalculus text crafted to stand up to a "reality check" comparison with your current book, this is it. INDICE: 1. MATHEMATICAL MODELING, FUNCTIONS, AND CHANGE. .Mathematical Modeling. Functions and Function Notation. Functions Represented by Tables and Formulas. Functions Represented by Graphs. Functions Represented by Words. Preview to Inverse Functions. Chapter 1 Review.2. LINEAR FUNCTIONS. .Functions withConstant Rates of Change. Modeling with Linear Functions. Linear Regression. Systems of Linear Equations. Systems of Linear Inequalities. Chapter 2 Review.3. TRANSFORMATIONS AND FUNCTIONS. .Horizontal and Vertical Shifts. Horizontal and Vertical Reflections. Vertical Stretches and Reflections. Horizontal Stretches and Compressions. Chapter 3 Review.4. QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS. .Variable Rates of Change. Modeling with Quadratic Functions. Quadratic Functions, Graphs, and Forms. Chapter 4 Review.5. POLYNOMIAL, POWER, AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS. .Higher-Order Polynomial Function Modeling. Power Functions. Rational Functions. Chapter 5 Review.6. EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS.Percentage Change. Exponential Function Modeling and Graphs. Compound Interest and Continuous Growth. Solving Logarithmic and Exponential Equations. Logarithmic Function Modeling. Chapter 6 Review.7. MODELING WITH OTHER TYPES OF FUNCTIONS. .Combinations ofFunctions. Piecewise Functions. Composition of Functions. Logistic Functions.Choosing a Mathematical Model. Chapter 7 Review.8. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS. .Periodic Functions. Angle Measure (Degrees and Radians). The Unit Circle and Trigonometric Functions. Graphing Sine and Cosine Functions. Modeling with Trigonometric Functions. Other Trigonometric Functions. Inverse Trigonometric Functions. Chapter 8 Review.9. TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY AND APPLICATIONS. .Right Triangle Trigonometry. Law of Cosines. Law of Sines. Polar Coordinates. Vectors. Chapter 9 Review.10. TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES. .Right Triangle Trigonometry. Law of Cosines. Law of Sines. Chapter 10 Review.11. CONIC SECTIONS. .Slices of aCone. Ellipses and Circles. Parabolas. Hyperbolas. Chapter 11 Review.12. SEQUENCES AND SERIES. .Sequences. Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences. Series. Chapter 12 Review.
- ISBN: 978-1-111-98828-9
- Editorial: South Western
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- Fecha Publicación: 09/01/2012
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