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Contemporary Precalculus - A Graphing Approach 4th edition

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Thomas W. Hungerford
Publisher: Brooks/Cole

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Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: The Basics
    • 1.1: The Real Number System (18)
    • 1.1A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Decimal Representation of Real Numbers
    • 1.2: Solving Equations Algebraically (18)
    • 1.2A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Absolute Value Equations (6)
    • 1.2B: SPECIAL TOPICS: Variation
    • 1.3: The Coordinate Plane (22)
    • 1.4: Lines (12)
    • 1: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 2: Graphs and Technology
    • 2.1: Graphs
    • 2.2: Solving Equations Graphically and Numerically
    • 2.3: Applications of Equations (9)
    • 2.4: Optimization Applications
    • 2.5: Linear Models
    • 2: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 3: Functions and Graphs
    • 3.1: Functions (18)
    • 3.2: Function Notation (20)
    • 3.3: Graphs of Functions (17)
    • 3.3A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Graph Reading (11)
    • 3.4: Graphs and Transformations (14)
    • 3.4A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Symmetry (8)
    • 3.5: Operations on Functions (14)
    • 3.6: Rates of Change
    • 3.7: Inverse Functions (19)
    • 3: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 4: Polynomial and Rational Functions
    • 4.1: Quadratic Functions (17)
    • 4.2: Polynomial Functions (19)
    • 4.2A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Synthetic Division
    • 4.3: Real Roots of Polynomials
    • 4.4: Graphs of Polynomial Functions (11)
    • 4.4A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Polynomial Models
    • 4.5: Rational Functions (18)
    • 4.5A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Other Rational Functions (3)
    • 4.6: Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
    • 4.6A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Absolute Value Inequalities (5)
    • 4.7: Complex Numbers (23)
    • 4.8: Theory of Equations (19)
    • 4: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 5.1: Radicals and Rational Exponents (15)
    • 5.1A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Radical Equations
    • 5.2: Exponential Functions (12)
    • 5.2A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Compound Interest and the Number e (11)
    • 5.3: Common and Natural Logarithmic Functions (21)
    • 5.4: Properties of Logarithms (12)
    • 5.4A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Logarithmic Functions to Other Bases (22)
    • 5.5: Algebraic Solutions of Exponential and Logarithmic Equations (25)
    • 5.6: Exponential, Logarithmic, and Other Models
    • 5: Chapter Review (2)

  • Chapter 6: Trigonometric Functions
    • 6.1: Angles and Their Measurement (25)
    • 6.2: The Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions (22)
    • 6.3: Algebra and Identities (25)
    • 6.4: Basic Graphs (18)
    • 6.5: Periodic Graphs and Simple Harmonic Motion (20)
    • 6.5A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Other Trigonometric Graphs (3)
    • 6.6: Other Trigonometric Functions (20)
    • 6: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 7: Trigonometric Identities and Equations
    • 7.1: Basic Identities and Proofs (19)
    • 7.2: Addition and Subtraction Identities (18)
    • 7.2A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Lines and Angles
    • 7.3: Other Identities (30)
    • 7.4: Inverse Trigonometric Functions (22)
    • 7.5: Trigonometric Equations (29)
    • 7: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 8: Triangle Trigonometry
    • 8.1: Trigonometric Functions of Angles (19)
    • 8.2: Applications of Right Triangle Trigonometry (14)
    • 8.3: The Law of Cosines (13)
    • 8.4: The Law of Sines (13)
    • 8.4A: SPECIAL TOPICS: The Area of a Triangle
    • 8: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 9: Applications of Trigonometry
    • 9.1:The Complex Plane and Polar Form for Complex Numbers (18)
    • 9.2: DeMoivre's Theorem and nth Roots of Complex Numbers (13)
    • 9.3: Vectors in the Plane
    • 9.4: The Dot Product
    • 9: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 10: Analytic Geometry
    • 10.1: Circles and Ellipses
    • 10.2: Hyperbolas
    • 10.3: Parabolas
    • 10.4: Rotations and Second-Degree Equations
    • 10.4A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Rotation of Axes
    • 10.5: Plane Curves and Parametric Equations
    • 10.6: Polar Coordinates
    • 10.7: Polar Equations of Conics
    • 10: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 11: Systems of Equations
    • 11.1: Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
    • 11.1A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Systems of Nonlinear Equations
    • 11.2: Large Systems of Linear Equations
    • 11.3: Matrix Methods for Square Systems
    • 11: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 12: Discrete Algebra
    • 12.1: Sequences and Sums
    • 12.2: Arithmetic Sequences
    • 12.3: Geometric Sequences
    • 12.3A: SPECIAL TOPICS: Infinite Series
    • 12.4: The Binomial Theorem
    • 12.5: Mathematical Induction
    • 12: Chapter Review

  • Chapter 13: Limits and Continuity
    • 13.1: Limits of Functions
    • 13.2: Properties of Limits
    • 13.2A: SPECIAL TOPICS: The Formal Definition of Limit
    • 13.3: Continuity
    • 13.4: Limits Involving Infinity
    • 13: Chapter Review

  • Chapter A1: Appendix 1: Algebra Review
    • A1.A: Integral Exponents
    • A1.B: Arithmetic of Algebraic Expressions
    • A1.C: Factoring
    • A1.D: Fractional Expressions (6)

  • Chapter A2: Appendix 2: Geometry Review
    • A2: Geometry Review

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Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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Chapter 8: Triangle Trigonometry
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Chapter 12: Discrete Algebra
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