Theory and problems of precalculus / Fred Safier.

Includes index.

Rev. ed of: Schaum’s outline of theory and problems of precalculus. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1998.

Preliminaries -- Polynomials -- Exponents -- Rational and Radical Expressions -- Linear and Non-Linear Equations -- Linear and Non-Linear Inequalities -- Absolute Value in Equations and Inequalities -- Analytic Geometry -- Functions -- Linear Functions -- Transformations and Graphs -- Quadratic Functions -- Algebra of Functions; Inverse Functions -- Polynomial Functions -- Rational Functions -- Algebraic Functions; Variation -- Exponential Functions -- Logarithmic Functions -- Exponential and Logarithmic Equations -- Trigonometric Functions -- Graphs of Trignometric Functions -- Angles -- Trigonometric Identities and Equations -- Sum, Difference, Multiple, and Half-Angle Formulas -- Inverse Trigonometric Functions -- Triangles -- Vectors -- Polar Coordinates; Parametric Equations -- Trigonometric Form of Complex Numbers -- Systems of Linear Equations -- Gaussian and Gauss-Jordan Elimination -- Partial Fraction Decomposition -- Non-Linear Systems of Equations -- Introduction to Matrix Algebra -- Matrix Multiplication and Inverses -- Determinants and Cramer's Rule -- Loci; Parabolas 38. Ellipses and Hyperbolas -- Rotation of Axes -- Conic Sections -- Sequences and Series -- The Principle of Mathematical Induction -- Special Sequences and Series -- The Binomial Theorem -- Limits, Continuity, Derivatives

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