Bob Miller's Calc for the Clueless: Precalc

Bob Miller (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2005 | 3rd edition
McGraw-Hill Contemporary (Verlag)
9780071453172 (ISBN)

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Covers the fundamentals of algebra and trigonometry. This book also explains the principles of mathematical reasoning Progressions, including arithmetic, finite geometric and infinite geometric progressions. It deals with the theory of equations - with coverage of the fundamental theorem of algebra and the remainder theorem.

This title is student tested and approved! If you suffer from math anxiety, then sign up for private tutoring with Bob Miller! Do logarithms, sines, and cosines leave you in a cold sweat? Vectors and derivatives send stress signals to your brain? If so, then you are like the many thousands of students - students of all ages, all levels - who are trying to master calculus. Luckily, there is a cure: "Bob Miller's Calc for the Clueless" series! Like the teacher you always wished you had (but never thought existed), Bob Miller brings a combination of knowledge, empathy and fun to this subject. He breaks down the learning process in an easy, non-technical way and builds it up again using his own unique methods. 'And for students prepping for the SAT, "Precalc for the Clueless, Third Edition" now covers all the math needed to ace the new, more demanding math sections on the test.As Bob Miller says, 'Basically, the "Clueless" books are my notes. Exactly the way I teach: friendly, clear, with some humor and plenty of emotion!!" Meant to bridge the gap between the student, the textbook, and the teacher, "Calc for the Clueless" is packed with everything you need to know to conquer calculus.
New for this third edition of Precalc are: the fundamentals of algebra and trigonometry; induction - clearly explains the principles of mathematical reasoning Progressions, including arithmetic, finite geometric and infinite geometric progressions; the theory of equations - with in-depth coverage of the fundamental theorem of algebra and the remainder theorem; limits going to infinity; plus more SAT tips. 'I am always delighted when a student tells me that he or she hated math...but taking a class with me has made math understandable...even enjoyable'. Now it's your turn. Sharpen your numbered 2 pencils and let Bob Miller show you how to never be clueless again!

Bob Miller (East Brunswick, NJ) has been a lecturer in Mathematics at City College of New York, a branch of the City University of New York, for more than twenty-eight years.

AcknowledgementsTo the studentCHAPTER 1 Lines, the Straight KindCHAPTER 2 Quadratic EquationsCHAPTER 3 Inequalities, Linear and quadraticCHAPTER 4 Absolute ValueCHAPTER 5 Exponents - Negative, FractionalCHAPTER 6 Geometric Formulas and Facts You must KnowCHAPTER 7 Distances, Midpoints, Circles and ParabolasCHAPTER 8 FunctionsCHAPTER 9 Linear Systems and More About y=x2CHAPTER 10 TrigonometryCHAPTER 11 Curve SketchingCHAPTER 12 Modern LogaraithimsCHAPTER 13 Parabolas II, Ellipses, and HyperbolasCHAPTER 14 Writing Fumctions of x, the Algerbraic Part of Calculus Word ProblemsCHAPTER 15 The Binomial TheoremCHAPTER 17Finite InductionCHAPTER 18 ProgressionsCHAPTER 19 LimitsAPPENDIX Synthetic Division and SetsINDEXAbout Bob Miller... In His Own Words

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.7.2005
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	231 x 234 mm
Gewicht	485 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Analysis
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-13	9780071453172 / 9780071453172
Zustand	Neuware