Precalculus

These are notes for a course in precalculus, as it is taught at New York City College of Technology - CUNY (where it is offered under the course number MAT 1375). Our approach is calculator based. For this, we will use the currently standard TI-84 calculator, and in particular, many of the examples...

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Main Authors: Tradler, Thomas (Author), Carley, Holly (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] CUNY Academic Works [2015]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • I Functions and graphs
  • 1 The absolute value
  • 2 Lines and functions
  • 3 Functions by formulas and graphs
  • 4 Introduction to the TI-84
  • 5 Basic functions and transformations
  • 6 Operations on functions
  • 7 The inverse of a function
  • II Polynomials and rational functions
  • 8 Dividing polynomials
  • 9 Graphing polynomials
  • 10 Roots of polynomials
  • 11 Rational functions
  • 12 Polynomial and rational inequalities
  • III Exponential and logarithmic functions
  • 13 Exponential and logarithmic functions
  • 14 Properties of exp and log
  • 15 Applications of exp and log
  • 16 Half-life and compound interest
  • IV Trigonometric functions
  • 17 Trigonometric functions
  • 18 Addition of angles and multiple angles
  • 19 Inverse trigonometric functions
  • 20 Trigonometric equations
  • V Complex numbers, sequences, and the binomial theorem
  • 21 Complex numbers
  • 22 Vectors in the plane
  • 23 Sequences and series
  • 24 The geometric series
  • 25 The binomial theorem