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Precalculus: An Investigation of Functions

David Lippman and Melonie Rasmussen

Table of Contents

Front Matter PDF DOC
Chapter 1: Functions
  • 1.1 Functions and Function Notation
  • 1.2 Domain and Range
  • 1.3 Rates of Change and Behavior of Graphs
  • 1.4 Composition of Functions
  • 1.5 Transformation of Functions
  • 1.6 Inverse Functions
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Chapter 2: Linear Functions
  • 2.1 Linear Functions
  • 2.2 Graphs of Linear Functions
  • 2.3 Modeling with Linear Functions
  • 2.4 Fitting Linear Models to Data
  • 2.5 Absolute Value Functions
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Chapter 3: Polynomial and Rational Functions
  • 3.1 Power Functions & Polynomial Functions
  • 3.2 Quadratic Functions
  • 3.3 Graphs of Polynomial Functions
  • 3.4 Rational Functions
  • 3.5 Inverses and Radical Functions
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Chapter 4: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
  • 4.1 Exponential Functions
  • 4.2 Graphs of Exponential Functions
  • 4.3 Logarithmic Functions
  • 4.4 Logarithmic Properties
  • 4.5 Graphs of Logarithmic Functions
  • 4.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Models
  • 4.7 Fitting Exponentials to Data
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Chapter 5: Trigonometric Functions of Angles
  • 5.1 Circles
  • 5.2 Angles
  • 5.3 Points on Circles using Sine and Cosine
  • 5.4 The Other Trigonometric Functions
  • 5.5 Right Triangle Trigonometry
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Chapter 6: Periodic Functions
  • 6.1 Sinusoidal Graphs
  • 6.2 Graphs of the Other Trig Functions
  • 6.3 Inverse Trig Functions
  • 6.4 Solving Trig Equations
  • 6.5 Modeling with Trigonometric Equations
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Chapter 7: Trigonometric Equations and Identities
  • 7.1 Solving Trigonometric Equations with Identities
  • 7.2 Addition and Subtraction Identities
  • 7.3 Double Angle Identities
  • 7.4 Modeling Changing Amplitude and Midline
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Chapter 8: Further Applications of Trigonometry
  • 8.1 Non-right Triangles: Law of Sines and Cosines
  • 8.2 Polar Coordinates
  • 8.3 Polar Form of Complex Numbers
  • 8.4 Vectors
  • 8.5 Parametric Equations
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Answers to Selected Exercises PDF DOC
Index PDF DOC

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