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Prepare. Practice. Review. Mike Sullivan’s time-tested approach focuses students on the fundamental skills they need for the course: preparing for class, practicing with homework, and reviewing the concepts. The Tenth Edition has evolved to meet today’s course needs. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyMathLab does not come packaged with this content. MyMathLab is not a self-paced technology and should only be purchased when required by an instructor. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyMathLab, search for: 0321978986 / 9780321978981 Precalculus Plus MyMathLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0321431308 / 9780321431301 MyMathLab -- Glue-in Access Card 0321654064 / 9780321654069 MyMathLab Inside Star Sticker 0321979079 / 9780321979070 Precalculus

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Author:   Michael Sullivan ,  Michael Sullivan
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   10th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 27.50cm
Weight:   2.285kg
ISBN:  

9781292121772

ISBN 10:   1292121777
Pages:   1168
Publication Date:   22 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781292444529
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1. Graphs 1.1 The Distance and Midpoint Formulas 1.2 Graphs of Equations in Two Variables; Intercepts; Symmetry 1.3 Lines 1.4 Circles   2. Functions and Their Graphs 2.1 Functions 2.2 The Graph of a Function 2.3 Properties of Functions 2.4 Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions 2.5 Graphing Techniques: Transformations 2.6 Mathematical Models: Building Functions   3. Linear and Quadratic Functions 3.1 Properties of Linear Functions and Linear Models 3.2 Building Linear Models from Data 3.3 Quadratic Functions and Their Properties 3.4 Build Quadratic Models from Verbal Descriptions and from Data 3.5 Inequalities Involving Quadratic Functions   4. Polynomial and Rational Functions 4.1 Polynomial Functions and Models 4.2 Properties of Rational Functions 4.3 The Graph of a Rational Function 4.4 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities 4.5 The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function 4.6 Complex Zeros; Fundamental Theorem of Algebra   5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 5.1 Composite Functions 5.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions 5.3 Exponential Functions 5.4 Logarithmic Functions 5.5 Properties of Logarithms 5.6 Logarithmic and Exponential Equations 5.7 Financial Models 5.8 Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Newton’s Law; Logistic Growth and Decay Models 5.9 Building Exponential, Logarithmic, and Logistic Models from Data   6. Trigonometric Functions 6.1 Angles and Their Measure 6.2 Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach 6.3 Properties of the Trigonometric Functions 6.4 Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions 6.5 Graphs of the Tangent, Cotangent, Cosecant, and Secant Functions 6.6 Phase Shift; Sinusoidal Curve Fitting   7. Analytic Trigonometry 7.1 The Inverse Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions 7.2 The Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Continued) 7.3 Trigonometric Equations 7.4 Trigonometric Identities 7.5 Sum and Difference Formulas 7.6 Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas 7.7 Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas   8. Applications of Trigonometric Functions 8.1 Right Triangle Trigonometry; Applications 8.2 The Law of Sines 8.3 The Law of Cosines 8.4 Area of a Triangle 8.5 Simple Harmonic Motion; Damped Motion; Combining Waves   9. Polar Coordinates; Vectors 9.1 Polar Coordinates 9.2 Polar Equations and Graphs 9.3 The Complex Plane; DeMoivre’s Theorem 9.4 Vectors 9.5 The Dot Product 9.6 Vectors in Space 9.7 The Cross Product   10. Analytic Geometry 10.1 Conics 10.2 The Parabola 10.3 The Ellipse 10.4 The Hyperbola 10.5 Rotation of Axes; General Form of a Conic 10.6 Polar Equations of Conics 10.7 Plane Curves and Parametric Equations   11. Systems of Equations and Inequalities 11.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination 11.2 Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices 11.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants 11.4 Matrix Algebra 11.5 Partial Fraction Decomposition 11.6 Systems of Nonlinear Equations 11.7 Systems of Inequalities 11.8 Linear Programming   12. Sequences; Induction; the Binomial Theorem 12.1 Sequences 12.2 Arithmetic Sequences 12.3 Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series 12.4 Mathematical Induction 12.5 The Binomial Theorem   13. Counting and Probability 13.1 Counting 13.2 Permutations and Combinations 13.3 Probab

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Michael Sullivan, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Chicago State University, received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Mike taught at Chicago State for 35 years before recently retiring. He is a native of Chicago’s South Side and divides his time between a home in Oak Lawn IL and a condo in Naples FL.

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