Precalculus

Faires, J. Douglas; DeFranza, James

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ISBN 10: 0534371159 ISBN 13: 9780534371159

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1999

Faires' and DeFranza's PRECALCULUS provides students with an integrated review of algebra and trigonometry while focusing on the calculus concepts they'll need to know. The authors wrote this book because they believe students too often leave a precalculus class unprepared to go on. Although students who complete a precalculus course generally have had plenty of algebra and trigonometry review, they often lack the grounding in analysis and graphing necessary to make the transition to calculus. This streamlined text provides all the mathematics that students need -- it doesn't bog them down in review, or overwhelm them with too much, too soon. The authors have been careful to keep this book at a length that can be covered in one term.

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About the Author:

J. Douglas Faires is a Professor of Mathematics at Youngstown State University. His research interests include analysis, numerical analysis, and mathematics history. Dr. Faires has won many awards, including Outstanding College-University Teacher of Mathematics, Ohio Section of MAA (1996) and Youngstown State University, Distinguished Professor for Teaching (1995-1996).

Review:

"The writing is clear and accessible for students...Concepts are developed through a series of carefully constructed illustrative examples which make transitions from precalculus to calculus smooth." "The text contains a wealth of the end-of-section and end-of-chapter exercises to provide students with opportunities to reinforce new concepts presented in the test. Skills development is appropriately balanced with concept development. Chapter Tests help students practice for the real thing."

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