Pre-calculus Demystified, Second Edition
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
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