Pre-Calculus All-In-One for Dummies

Mary Jane Sterling was a professor of mathematics at Bradley University. She taught for more than 35 years and continues to teach via distance learning. Sterling is the author of many Dummies math titles, including Pre-Calculus For Dummies. She is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a master's degree in mathematics education.

Introduction 1 Unit 1: Getting Started with Pre-Calculus 5 Chapter 1: Preparing for Pre-Calculus 7 Chapter 2: Operating with Real Numbers 25 Chapter 3: Cementing the Building Blocks of Pre-Calculus Functions 43 Chapter 4: Operating on Functions 65 Unit 2: Getting the Grip on Graphing 93 Chapter 5: Graphing Polynomial Functions 95 Chapter 6: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 131 Chapter 7: Piece-Wise and Greatest-Integer Functions 159 Unit 3: The Essentials of Trigonometry 171 Chapter 8: Circling In on Angles 173 Chapter 9: Homing In on the Friendliest Angles 201 Chapter 10: Picturing Basic Trig Functions and Reciprocal Functions 217 Chapter 11: Graphing and Transforming Trig Functions 237 Unit 4: Identities and Special Triangles 267 Chapter 12: Identifying with Trig Identities: The Basics 269 Chapter 13: Advancing with Advanced Identities 297 Chapter 14: Getting the Slant on Oblique Triangles 327 Unit 5: Analytic Geometry 361 Chapter 15: Coordinating with Complex Numbers 363 Chapter 16: Warming Up to Polar Coordinates 379 Chapter 17: Relating Conics to Sliced Cones 399 Unit 6: Systems, Sequences, and Series 443 Chapter 18: Streamlining Systems of Equations 445 Chapter 19: Making Matrices Work 473 Chapter 20: Sequences and Series 499 Chapter 21: Expanding Binomials for the Real World 519 Unit 7: Onward to Calculus 533 Chapter 22: Lining Up the Tools 535 Chapter 23: Proceeding with Successful Procedures 557 Index 573