Dugopolski's College Algebra and Trigonometry: A Unit Circle Approach, Fifth Edition gives students the essential strategies to help them develop the comprehension and confidence they need to be successful in this course. Students will find enoughcarefully placed learning aids and review tools to help them do the math without getting distracted from their objectives. Regardless of their goals beyond the course, all students will benefit from Dugopolski's emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking, which is enhanced by the addition of nearly 1,000 exercises in this edition.
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Mark Dugopolski was born in Menominee, Michigan. After receiving a BS from Michigan State University, he taught high school in Illinois for four years. He received an M.S. in mathematics from Northern Illinois University at DeKalb. He then received a PhD in the area of topology and an MS in statistics from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Mark taught mathematics at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond for twenty-five years and now holds the rank of Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. He has been writing textbooks since 1988. He is married and has two daughters. In his spare time he enjoys tennis, jogging, bicycling, fishing, kayaking, gardening, bridge, and motorcycling.
P. Prerequisites
P.1 Real Numbers and Their Properties
P.2 Integral Exponents and Scientific Notations
P.3 Rational Exponents and Radicals
P.4 Polynomials
P.5 Factoring Polynomials
P.6 Rational Expressions
P.7 Complex Numbers
Chapter P Highlights
Chapter P Review Exercises
Chapter P Test
1. Equations, Inequalities, and Modeling
1.1 Equations in One Variable
1.2 Constructing Models to Solve Problems
1.3 Equations and Graphs in Two Variables
1.4 Linear Equations in Two Variables
1.5 Scatter Diagrams and Curve Fitting
1.6 Quadratic Equations
1.7 Linear and Absolute Value Inequalities
Chapter 1 Highlights
Chapter 1 Review Exercises
Chapter 1 Test
Tying it all Together
2. Functions and Graphs
2.1 Functions
2.2 Graphs of Relations and Functions
2.3 Families of Functions, Transformations, and Symmetry
2.4 Operations with Functions
2.5 Inverse Functions
2.6 Constructing Functions with Variation
Chapter 2 Highlights
Chapter 2 Review Exercises
Chapter 2 Test
Tying it all Together
3. Polynomial and Rational Functions
3.1 Quadratic Functions and Inequalities
3.2 Zeros of Polynomial Functions
3.3 The Theory of Equations
3.4 Miscellaneous Equations
3.5 Graphs of Polynomial Functions
3.6 Rational Functions and Inequalities
Chapter 3 Highlights
Chapter 3 Review Exercises
Chapter 3 Test
Tying it all Together
4. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
4.1 Exponential Functions and Their Applications
4.2 Logarithmic Functions and Their Applications
4.3 Rules of Logarithms
4.4 More Equations and Applications
Chapter 4 Highlights
Chapter 4 Review Exercises
Chapter 4 Test
Tying it all Together
5. The Trigonometric Functions
5.1 Angles and Their Measurements
5.2 The Sine and Cosine Functions
5.3 The Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
5.4 The Other Trigonometric Functions and Their Graphs
5.5 The Inverse Trigonometric Functions
5.6 Right Triangle Trigonometry
Chapter 5 Highlights
Chapter 5 Review Exercises
Chapter 5 Test
Tying it all Together
6. Trigonometric Identities and Conditional Equations
6.1 Basic Identities
6.2 Verifying Identities
6.3 Sum and Difference Identities
6.4 Double-Angle and Half-Angle Identities
6.5 Product and Sum Identities
6.6 Conditional Trigonometric Equations
Chapter 6 Highlights
Chapter 6 Review Exercises
Chapter 6 Test
Tying it all Together
7. Applications of Trigonometry
7.1 The Law of Sines
7.2 The Law of Cosines
7.3 Vectors
7.4 Trigonometric Form of Complex Numbers
7.5 Powers and Roots of Complex Numbers
7.6 Polar Coordinates (Equations???)
7.7 Parametric Equations
Chapter 7 Highlights
Chapter 7 Review Exercises
Chapter 7 Test
Tying it all Together
8. Systems of Equations and Inequalities
8.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
8.2 Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
8.3 Nonlinear Systems of Equations
8.4 Partial Fractions
8.5 Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities in Two Variables
8.6 The Linear Programming Model
Chapter 8 Highlights
Chapter 8 Review Exercises
Chapter 8 Test
Tying it all Together
9. Matrices and Determinants
9.1 Solving Linear Systems Using Matrices
9.2 Operations with Matrices
9.3 Multiplication of Matrices
9.4 Inverses of Matrices
9.5 Solutions of Linear Systems in Two Variables Using Determinants
9.6 Solutions of Linear Systems in Three Variables Using Determinants
Chapter 9 Highlights
Chapter 9 Review Exercises
Chapter 9 Test
Tying it all Together
10. The Conic Sections
10.1 The Parabola
10.2 The Ellipse and the Circle
10.3 The Hyperbola
Chapter 10 Highlights
Chapter 10 Review Exercises
Chapter 10 Test
Tying it all Together
11. Sequences, Series, and Probability
11.1 Sequences
11.2 Series
11.3 Geometric Sequences and Series
11.4 Counting and Permutations
11.5 Combinations, Labeling, and the Binomial Theorem
11.6 Probability
11.7 Mathematical Induction
Chapter 11 Highlights
Chapter 11 Review Exercises
Chapter 11 Test
Appendix: Solutions to "Try This" Exercises
Answers
Credits
Index of Applications
Index
