Trigonometry

by Cynthia Y. Young

Overview

Cynthia Young's Trigonometry, 5th Edition helps students take the guesswork out of studying by offering them an easy to read and clear roadmap that tells them what to do, how to do it, and whether they did it right. With this revision, Cynthia Young tackles the most challenging topics in trigonometry, bringing clarity to those learning objectives. Trigonometry, Fifth Edition is written in a voice that speaks to students and mirrors how effective instructors communicate in lecture. Young's hallmark pedagogy enables students to become independent, successful learners. Key features like "Parallel Words and Math" and "Catch the Mistake" exercises are taken directly from classroom experience and keep the learning fresh and motivating.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119742623
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	08/03/2021
Pages:	720
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Cynthia Young received her BA in Math Education from UNC in 1990, has two masters, one in Mathematical Sciences from UCF in 1993 and a second in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1997. Finally, she received a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington in 1996. She is already a tenured professor at UCF and is very actively involved in the supervision of UCF's graduate and undergraduate research assistants. Before becoming an award-winning Associate Professor at UCF, Cynthia taught High School. Cynthia received numerous grants and was named the principal investigator on six military and academic research projects. She has been an administrator/advisor to the Florida Space Institute at the Kennedy Space Center since 1998. Cynthia is a veteran presenter at conferences and conventions and has published over a dozen journal articles. In addition, she has been a contributor to several texts, including a College Algebra workbook for McGraw-Hill. Lastly, she edited the Marcel Decker's Optical Engineering Encyclopedia.

Table of Contents

1 Right Triangle Trigonometry 1

2 Trigonometric Functions 68

3 Radian Measure and the Unit Circle Approach 118

4 Graphing Trigonometric Functions 165

5 Trigonometric Identities 237

6 Solving Trigonometric Equations 293

7 Applications of Trigonometry: Triangles and Vectors 341

8 Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates, and Parametric Equations 405

Appendix A 467

Appendix B 585

Appendix C 654

Answers To Odd-Numbered Exercises 658

Application Index 692

Subject Index 695