000			02206cam a22003374a 4500
999			_c390 _d390
001			60575946
003			OCoLC
005			20200701115441.0
008			050216s2005 inum a001 0 eng
020			_a1592573010
040			_aAEA _cAEA _dAEA
050	0	0	_aQA 152.3 _b.K287 2005
100	1		_aKelley, W. Michael. _931739
245	1	0	_aComplete idiot's guide to precalculus _cby W. Michael Kelley.
246	3	0	_aPrecalculus.
260			_aIndianapolis, IN : _bAlpha, _c2005.
264			_aIndianapolis, IN : _bAlpha, _c2005.
300			_axvii, 333 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aPART 1: A PREPONDERANCE OF PRIORITIZED PRECALCULUS PREREQUISITES: Reviewing numbers and arithmetic -- Equations and inequalities -- Practicing with polynominals -- Factoring polynominals -- Rational equations and weird inequalities -- Functions -- PART 2: NONLINEAR EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS: High-powered functions and equations -- Logarithmic functions -- Exponential functions -- PART 3: TRIGONOMETRY: Tangling with angles -- Graphing trigonometric functions -- Trigonometric identities -- Solving trigonometric equations -- Oblique triangle theorems -- PART 4: CONIC SECTIONS: Parabolas and circles -- Ellipses and hyperbolas -- PART 5: MATRICES AND A MATHEMATICAL MONTAGE: Matrix operations and calculations -- The jagged little red pill of matrix applications -- Final exam -- APPENDIXES: A: Solutions to "You've got problems" sidebars -- B: Glossary.
520			_aPresents an introduction to understanding Calculus, providing information on its origins, a refresher on basic algebra, a review of trigonometry, logarithms, matrix operations, and other topics.
650		0	_aAlgebra. _931740
650		0	_aFunctions. _931741
650		0	_aTrigonometry. _914365
650		0	_aConic sections. _931742
650		0	_aMatrices. _931743
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0610/2005922483.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2005922483-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2005922483-d.html
942			_2lcc _cCIRC