Precalculus

Livro digital

Título:
Precalculus

Autor:
Carl Stitz, Jeff Zeager

Categoria:
Tecnologia > Geral

Doador:
Raffaello D. N.

Sinopse:
Precalculus starts from the ground level of relations, sets, and coordinate geometry, then quickly moves into the language of functions, function notation, arithmetic, and transformations. The table of contents makes the path clear: after the opening chapter, it builds through linear, absolute value, and quadratic functions before turning to inequalities and regression, so the reader is not just memorizing formulas but learning how one topic feeds the next. The book is organized like a classroom course with a strong progression of worked ideas, exercises, and answers. Beyond the core function chapters, it reaches into polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, conics, and systems, which gives it a broader precalculus scope than a narrow algebra review. The authorship is also institutional in spirit, shaped by community-college teaching and classroom feedback rather than a single-author theoretical treatise. That makes the text useful for students who need a structured bridge into calculus-ready mathematics. Its value is the steady sequence from foundational graphing and algebra to more advanced pre-calculus topics, with enough breadth to support both review and advancement. It reads as a practical, teachable textbook built to help learners gain fluency, confidence, and readiness for the next stage.