Schaum's Outline of Precalculus, 3rd Edition

by Fred Safier

Overview

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?

Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes 738 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to 30 detailed videos featuring Math instructors who explain how to solve the most commonly tested problems—it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.

More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

This Schaum's Outline gives you

• 738 fully solved problems
• The latest course scope and sequences, with complete coverage of limits, continuity, and derivatives
• Succinct explanation of all precalculus concepts

Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum’s to shorten your study time—and get your best test scores!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071795593
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	12/07/2012
Series:	Schaum's Outline Series
Edition description:	List
Pages:	408
Sales rank:	1,153,013
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Fred Safier, M.S. (San Francisco, CA) has been a mathematics Instructor at City College of San Franscisco since 1967 and is the author of numerous students' solution manuals in algebra, trigonometry, and precalculus.

Table of Contents

• Polynomials Exponents. • Rational and Radical Expressions• Linear and Non-Linear Equations • Linear and Non-Linear Inequalities • Absolute Value in Equations and Inequalities.• Analytic Geometry • Functions • Linear Functions • Transformations and Graphs• Quadratic Functions • Algebra of Functions • Polynomial Functions • Rational Functions • Algebraic Functions; Variations • Exponential Functions • Logarithmic Functions • Exponential and Logarithmic Equations • Trigonometric Functions • Graphs of Trigonometric Functions • Angles • Trigonometric Identities and Equations • Sum, Difference, Multiple, and • Half-Angle Formulas • Inverse Trigonometric Functions. • Triangles • Vectors • Polar Coordinates; Parametric Equations • Trigonometric Form of Complex Numbers • Systems of Linear Equations • Gaussian and Gauss-Jordan Elimination • Partial Fraction • Decomposition • Non-Linear Systems of Equations • Introduction to Matrix Algebra • Matrix Multiplication and Inverses • Determinants and Cramer's Rule. • Loci; Parabolas • Ellipses and Hyperbolas • Rotation of Axes • Conic Sections • Sequences and Series • The Principle of Mathematical Induction • Special Sequences and Series• The Binomial Theorem