عنوان

Precalculus :

(Number (ISBN

0495384798 (smart start guide)

(Number (ISBN

0495557501 (student edition)

(Number (ISBN

9780495384793 (smart start guide)

(Number (ISBN

9780495557500 (student edition)

Erroneous ISBN

9780495557505 (student ed.)

Number

b528648

Title Proper

Precalculus :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

mathematics for calculus /

First Statement of Responsibility

James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson.

Edition Statement

Fifth edition, new enhanced WebAssign edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Belmont, CA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2009]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2009

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 volume (various pagings) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color) ;

Dimensions

26 cm +e 1 guide (27 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm)

Text of Note

Includes index.

Text of Note

10. Analytic geometry -- Chapter overview -- 10.1. Parabolas -- 10.2. Ellipses -- 10.3. Hyperbolas -- Discovery project : conics in architecture -- 10.4. Shifted conics -- 10.5. Rotation of axes -- Discovery project : computer graphics II -- 10.6. Polar equations of conics -- 10.7. Plane curves and parametric equations -- Chapter 10 review -- Chapter 10 test -- Focus on modeling : the path of a projectile -- 11. Sequences and series -- Chapter overview -- 11.1. Sequences and summation notation -- 11.2. Arithmetic sequences -- 11.3. Geometric sequences -- Discovery project : finding patterns -- 11.4. Mathematics of finance -- 11.5. Mathematical induction -- 11.6. The binomial theorem -- Chapter 11 review -- Chapter 11 test -- Focus on modeling : modeling with recursive sequences -- 12. Limits : a preview of calculus -- Chapter overview -- 12.1. Finding limits numerically and graphically -- 12.2. Finding limits algebraically -- 12.3. Tangent lines and derivatives -- Discovery project : designing a roller coaster -- 12.4. Limits at infinity : limits of sequences -- 12.5. Areas -- Chapter 12 review -- Chapter 12 test -- Focus on modeling : interpretations of area -- Cumulative review -- Answers -- Index -- Photo credits.

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3. Polynomial and rational functions -- Chapter overview -- 3.1. Polynomial functions and their graphs -- 3.2. Dividing polynomials -- 3.3. Real zeros of polynomials -- Discovery project : zeroing in on a zero -- 3.4. Complex numbers -- 3.5. Complex zeros and the fundamental theorem of algebra -- 3.6. Rational functions -- Chapter 3 review -- Chapter 3 test -- Focus on modeling : fitting polynomial curves to data -- 4. Exponential and logarithmic functions -- Chapter overview -- 4.1. Exponential functions -- Discovery project : exponential explosion -- 4.2. Logarithmic functions -- 4.3. Laws of logarithms -- 4.4. Exponential and logarithmic equations -- 4.5. Modeling with exponential and logarithmic functions -- Chapter 4 review -- Chapter 4 test -- Focus on modeling : fitting exponential and power curves to data -- 5. Trigonometric functions of real numbers -- Chapter overview -- 5.1. The unit circle -- 5.2. Trigonometric functions of real numbers -- 5.3. Trigonometric graphs -- Discovery project : predator/prey models -- 5.4. More trigonometric graphs -- 5.5. Modeling harmonic motion -- Chapter 5 review -- Chapter 5 test -- Focus on modeling : fitting sinusoidal curves to data -- 6. Trigonometric functions of angles -- Chapter overview -- 6.1. Angle measure -- 6.2. Trigonometry of right triangles -- 6.3. Trigonometric functions of angles -- Discovery project : similarity -- 6.4. The law of Sines -- 6.5. The law of Cosines -- Chapter 6 review -- Chapter 6 test -- Focus on modeling : surveying --

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7. Analytic trigonometry -- Chapter overview -- 7.1. Trigonometric identities -- 7.2. Addition and subtraction formulas -- 7.3. Double-angle, half-angle, and sum-product formulas -- 7.4. Inverse trigonometric functions -- Discovery project : where to sit at the movies -- 7.5. Trigonometric equations -- Chapter 7 review -- Chapter 7 test -- Focus on modeling : traveling and standing waves -- 8. Polar coordinates and vectors -- Chapter overview -- 8.1. Polar coordinates -- 8.2. Graphs of polar equations -- 8.3. Polar form of complex numbers ; DeMoivre's Theorem -- Discovery project : fractals -- 8.4. Vectors -- 8.5. The dot product -- Discovery project : sailing against the wind -- Chapter 8 review -- Chapter 8 test -- Focus on modeling : mapping the world -- 9. Systems of equations and inequalities -- Chapter overview -- 9.1. Systems of equations -- 9.2. Systems of linear equations in two variables -- 9.3. Systems of linear equations in several variables -- Discovery project : best fit versus exact fit -- 9.4. Systems of linear equations : matrices -- 9.5. The algebra of matrices -- Discovery project : will the species survive? -- 9.6. Inverses of matrices and matrix equations -- Discovery project : computer graphics I -- 9.7. Determinants and Cramer's Rule -- 9.8. Partial fractions -- 9.9. Systems of inequalities -- Chapter 9 review -- Chapter 9 test -- Focus on modeling : linear programming --

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Preface -- To the student -- Calculators and calculations -- 1. Fundamentals -- Chapter overview -- 1.1. Real numbers -- 1.2. Exponents and radicals -- 1.3. Algebraic expressions -- Discovery project : visualizing a formula -- 1.4. Rational expressions -- 1.5. Equations -- 1.6. Modeling with equations -- Discovery project : equations through the ages -- 1.7. Inequalities -- 1.8. Coordinate geometry -- 1.9. Graphing calculators ; Solving equations and inequalities graphically -- 1.10. Lines -- 1.11. Modeling variation -- Chapter 1 review -- Chapter 1 test -- Focus on problem solving : general principles -- 2. Functions -- Chapter overview -- 2.1. What is a function? -- 2.2. Graphs of functions -- Discovery project : relations and functions -- 2.3. Increasing and decreasing functions ; Average rate of change -- 2.4. Transformations of functions -- 2.5. Quadratic functions ; Maxima and minima -- 2.6. Modeling with functions -- 2.7. Combining functions -- Discovery project : iteration and chaos -- 2.8. One-to-one functions and their inverses -- Chapter 2 review -- Chapter 2 test -- Focus on modeling : fitting lines to data --

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Stewart, James,1941-

Redlin, L.

Watson, Saleem.

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20110801153910.0

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