Algebra and Trigonometry-CD 2e - Hardcover

REDLIN; WATSON; STEWART

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495013579 ISBN 13: 9780495013570

Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 2006

Synopsis

This best selling author team explains concepts simply and clearly, without glossing over difficult points. Problem solving and mathematical modeling are introduced early and reinforced throughout, so that when students finish the course, they have a solid foundation in the principles of mathematical thinking. This comprehensive, evenly paced book provides complete coverage of the function concept and integrates substantial graphing calculator materials that help students develop insight into mathematical ideas. The authors' attention to detail and clarity, as in James Stewart's market-leading Calculus text, is what makes this text the market leader.

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About the Author

The late James Stewart received his M.S. from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He did research at the University of London and was influenced by the famous mathematician George Polya at Stanford University. Stewart was most recently Professor of Mathematics at McMaster University, and his research field was harmonic analysis. Stewart was the author of a best-selling calculus textbook series published by Cengage, including CALCULUS, CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTALS, and CALCULUS: CONCEPTS AND CONTEXTS, as well as a series of precalculus texts. The late Lothar Redlin grew up on Vancouver Island, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Victoria, and a Ph.D. from McMaster University in 1978. He subsequently did research and taught at the University of Washington, the University of Waterloo, and California State University, Long Beach. He was most recently Professor of Mathematics at The Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus. His research field was topology. Saleem Watson received his Bachelor of Science degree from Andrews University in Michigan. He did graduate studies at Dalhousie University and McMaster University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1978. He subsequently did research at the Mathematics Institute of the University of Warsaw in Poland. He also taught at The Pennsylvania State University. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at California State University, Long Beach. His research field is functional analysis. Watson is a co-author on Stewart's best-selling Calculus franchise.

Synopsis

This textbook begins with graphs and functions, introduces trigonometry through both the right triangle and unit circle approaches, and ends with systems of equations, conic sections, sequences, series, counting, and probability. The second edition adds more emphasis on modeling the real world and a chapter on polar coordinates and vectors. The CD-

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495013579
• ISBN 13: 9780495013570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1088