Applied College Algebra and Trigonometry, Second Edition

This reader-friendly book balances solid math instruction with real-world examples and applications for various disciplines. It encourages independent problem-solving and instills reader confidence with clearly illustrated concepts, procedure boxes that present a step-by-step approach to problem solving, and "verbal nudges," similar to those used by teachers in the classroom, to help readers avoid common pitfalls and mistakes as well as reminding them of concepts they have already mastered.

This reader<45>friendly book balances solid math instruction with real<45>world examples and applications for various disciplines. It encourages independent problem<45>solving and instills reader confidence with clearly illustrated concepts, procedure boxes that present a step<45>by<45>step approach to problem solving, and “verbal nudges”, similar to those used by teachers in the classroom, to help readers avoid common pitfalls and mistakes as well as reminding them of concepts they have already mastered. Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities. Factors and Fractions. Exponents and Radicals. Functions and Graphs. Quadratic Equations. Systems of Equations. Solving Higher<45>Degree Equations. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. Right Angle Trigonometry. Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle. Vectors and Oblique Triangles. Solving Higher<45>Degree Equations. Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions. Trigonometric Equations and Identities. Complex Numbers. Analytic Geometry. Introduction to Statistics and Empirical Curve Fitting. Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Formula. For anyone interested in learning or brushing up on technical mathematics.