Trigonometry for college students (Contemporary undergraduate mathematics series) - Hardcover

Karl J. Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0818501987 ISBN 13: 9780818501982

Publisher: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1977

Synopsis

Known for its student-friendly approach, this book starts with a unit-circle approach. With a focus on applications, it helps students investigate and understand the trigonometric functions, their graphs, their relationships to one another, and ways in which they can be used in a variety of applications.

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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

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0818501987
• ISBN 13: 9780818501982
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 283