Easy Precalculus Step-by-Step

Overview

Main description

Take it step-by-step for pre-calculus success!

The quickest route to learning a subject is through a solid grounding in the basics. So what you won’t find in Easy Pre-calculus Step-by-Step is a lot of endless drills. Instead, you get a clear explanation that breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand steps, followed by highly focused exercises that are linked to core skills--enabling learners to grasp when and how to apply those techniques.

• Large step-by-step charts breaking down each step within a process and showing clear connections between topics and annotations to clarify difficulties
• Stay-in-step panels show how to cope with variations to the core steps
• Step-it-up exercises link practice to the core steps already presented
• Missteps and stumbles highlight common errors to avoid

You can master pre-calculus as long as you take it Step-by-Step!

Table of contents

What you already ought to know1 Graphs and the Graphing Calculator2 Functions3 Quadratic Functions4 Polynomial Functions5 Rational Functions6 Powers, Roots and Radical Functions7 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions8 Systems of Equations9 Matrices and Determinants10 Conics (Quadratic Relations)11 Parametric Equations12 Sequences and Series13 LimitsANSWERS