Trigonometry for College Students - Softcover

Karl J. Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534168019 ISBN 13: 9780534168018

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1994

Synopsis

This text offers a sound mathematical foundation combined with an informal writing style that students can read, understand, and enjoy. Smith defines the circular function on a unit circle first, and generalizes the definition in terms of any point on the terminal side of the angle. He focuses on learning trigonometry as a function of an angle and emphasizes conceptual understanding. Thorough discussion of the use of the graphing calculator enhances students' understanding of the material, however, instructors may choose whether or not to use the graphing calculator in their own development of the material.

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About the Author

Karl Smith currently teaches at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California. He has written over 30 mathematics textbooks, and believes that students can learn mathematics if it is presented to them through the use of concrete examples designed to develop original thinking, abstraction, and problem solving skills. Over one million students have learned mathematics from Karl Smith's textbooks.

Review

CHAPTERS 4-5. 6. LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS. Exponential Functions. Exponential Equations and Logarithms. Logarithmic Equations. Hyperbolic Functions. 7. CONIC SECTIONS. Parabolas. Ellipses. Hyperbolas. General Conic Sections. Rotations. Conic Sections in Polar Form. APPENDIXES. A: Calculators. B: Accuracy and Rounding. C: Sets of Numbers and Graphs. D: Review of Algebra. E: Review of Geometry. F: Functions. G: Directory of Curves. H: Selected Answers. Index. -- From the Publisher

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0534168019
• ISBN 13: 9780534168018
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6