Preparation for Calculus Functions and How They Change

Preparation for Calculus: Functions and How They Change equips students with the necessary skills and confidence to succeed in their current precalculus course and beyond as a calculus student.
The authors have written a unique precalculus text for today’s students: focusing on challenges observed in the modern classroom, rather than retrofitting antiquated practices to fit the present-day student. Preparation for Calculus promotes the deep integration of digital resources with easy-to-understand textbook content to develop strong calculation skills and mathematical sophistication.

P THE COORDINATE PLANE AND INEQUALITIES
1 FUNCTIONS AND HOW THEY CHANGE
2 OPERATIONS ON FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS
3 LINEAR AND EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS
4 LOGARITHMS
5 POLYNOMIALS AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS
6C INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY: A UNIT CIRCLE APPROACH
6T INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY: A RIGHT TRIANGLE APPROACH
7 GRAPHS AND PERIODICITY OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
8 ALGEBRA OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
9 TOPICS IN GEOMETRY
10 A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF RATES OF CHANGE
APPENDICES
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0 ALGEBRA REVIEW
11 SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS AND MATRICES
12 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY OF CONIC SECTIONS
13 SEQUENCES, SUMS, AND THE BINOMIAL THEOREM