The Precalculus Study Guide is an exercise-based electronic version of the introductory chapter in the standard calculus text, providing solutions to more than 60 problems. To maximize understanding, they are each given in three formats: standard textbook format, with dedicated Maplet tutors, and with Maple commands. High school and university students in, or contemplating a calculus course, and students wanting additional insight into selected topics in algebra and trigonometry would all benefit from this guide.
The eleven chapters cover the following topic areas:
- Solving Inequalities
- Graphing Lines in the Cartesian Plane
- Graphing Polynomial Functions
- Graphing Rational Functions
- The Arithmetic of Functions
- Composition of Functions
- Inverse Functions
- Roots and Rational Powers
- The Elementary Transcendental Functions
- Piecewise-Defined Functions
- Functions Defined Implicitly
Features:
- Over 60 problems covering 11 topics from the introductory chapter of the typical calculus text
- 20 new Maplet tutors available only with the study guide
- Overviews of each topic
- Each problem is
- solved the way it would be in a textbook
- solved in a point-and-click fashion using specially designed Maplet tutors
- solved with Maple commands, so you learn to unlock the complete power of Maple
- Hyperlinks to more than 140 definitions in the Maple Math Dictionary
- Hyperlinked chapter glossaries
- Hyperlinked index
- Over 175 additional exercises for further practice and deeper understanding
