Pre-calculus Demystified, Second Edition

Your solution to mastering pre-calculus! Fully updated throughout, Pre-calculus DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition features all-new quizzes and test questions, detailed explanations of the exercises, and a completely refreshed design. Author Rhonda Huettenmueller helps you understand the material by organizing the information from simple to complex, and presenting it clearly and concisely. This practical guide covers lines, functions, exponents, logarithms, systems of equations, matrices, conic sections, and more. Step-by-step examples make it easy to understand the topics, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam reinforce key concepts. Pre-calculus DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition Contains examples, graphs, questions, and answers Helps you prepare for the CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) Pre-calculus test, SATs, or other college placement exams Provides chapter-opening objectives that describe what you'll learn in each step Includes questions at the end of every chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses Offers "Still Struggling?" elements throughout to help you with difficult subtopics Concludes with a final exam for overall self-assessment

Chapter 1. Lines and Their Slopes
Chapter 2. Introduction to Functions
Chapter 3. Functions and Their Graphs
Chapter 4. Combinations of Functions
Chapter 5. Transformations of Functions
Chapter 6. Quadratic Functions
Chapter 7. Polynomial Functions
Chapter 8. Rational Functions
Chapter 9. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Chapter 10. Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 11. Matrices
Chapter 12. Conic Sections
Chapter 13. Trigonometry
Chapter 14. Sequences
Final Exam
Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam
Appendix
Index