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Essentials of Precalculus
Richard N. Aufmann, Palomar College
Richard D. Nation, Palomar College
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Chapter 1: Functions and Graphs
Section 1.1 : Equations and Inequalities
Section 1.2 : A Two-Dimensional Coordinate System and Graphs
Section 1.3 : Introduction to Functions
Section 1.4 : Linear Functions
Section 1.5 : Quadratic Functions
Section 1.6 : Properties of Graphs
Section 1.7 : The Algebra of Functions
Chapter 2: Polynomial and Rational Functions
Section 2.1 : Complex Numbers
Section 2.2 : The Remainder Theorem and the Factor Theorem
Section 2.3 : Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree
Section 2.4 : Zeros of Polynomial Functions
Section 2.5 : The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
Section 2.6 : Graphs of Rational Functions and Their Applications
Chapter 3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Section 3.1 : Inverse Functions
Section 3.2 : Exponential Functions and Their Applications
Section 3.3 : Logarithmic Functions and Their Applications
Section 3.4 : Logarithms and Logarithmic Scales
Section 3.5 : Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Section 3.6 : Exponential Growth and Decay
Chapter 4: Trigonometric Functions
Section 4.1 : Angles and Arcs
Section 4.2 : Trigonometric Functions of Real Numbers
Section 4.3 : Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
Section 4.4 : Graphs of the Other Trigonometric Functions
Section 4.5 : Graphing Techniques
Chapter 5: Applications of Trigonometry and Trigonometric Identities
Section 5.1 : Trigonometric Functions of Angles
Section 5.2 : Verification of Trigonometric Identities
Section 5.3 : More on Trigonometric Identities
Section 5.4 : Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Section 5.5 : Trigonometric Equations
Section 5.6 : The Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines
Section 5.7 : Vectors
Chapter 6: Additional Topics in Mathematics
Section 6.2 : Polar Coordinates
Section 6.3 : Parametric Equations
Section 6.4 : Sequences, Series, and Summation Notation
Section 6.5 : The Binomial Theorem