Precalculus for AP 1st edition

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James Stewart, Saleem Watson, and Phyllis Panman
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Functions
    • 1.1: Functions: Describing Change
    • 1.1: Graphs of Functions
    • 1.3: Getting Information from the Graph of a Function
    • 1.4: Review: Equations of Lines
    • 1.5: Rates of Change
    • 1.6: Linear Functions and Models
    • 1.7: Changing Rates of Change
    • 1.8: Difference Sequences for Linear and Quadratic Functions
    • 1.9: Fitting Lines to Data
    • 1: Mid-Chapter AP®Progress Check
    • 1: Concept Check
    • 1: Review Exercises
    • 1: Chapter 1 AP®Exam Prep

  • Chapter 2: Polynomial and Rational Functions
    • 2.1: Transformations of Functions
    • 2.2: Combinations of Functions
    • 2.3: Power Functions and the Binomial Theorem
    • 2.4: Quadratic Functions
    • 2.5: Polynomial Functions
    • 2.6: Review: Dividing Polynomials
    • 2.7: Review: Complex Numbers
    • 2.8: Real and Complex Zeros of Polynomial Functions
    • 2.9: Rational Functions
    • 2.10: Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
    • 2.11: Difference Sequences for Polynomial Functions
    • 2.12: Fitting Polynomial Curves to Data
    • 2: Mid-Chapter AP®Progress Check
    • 2: Concept Check
    • 2: Review Exercises
    • 2: Chapter 2 AP®Exam Prep
    • 2: Unit 1 AP®Exam Prep

  • Chapter 3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 3.1: Review: Law of Exponents
    • 3.2: Exponential Functions
    • 3.3: The Natural Exponential Function
    • 3.4: Composition of Functions
    • 3.5: Inverse Functions
    • 3.6: Logarithmic Functions
    • 3.7: Laws of Logarithms
    • 3.8: Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Inequalities
    • 3.9: Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
    • 3.10: Modeling with Exponential Functions
    • 3.11: Logarithmic Scales
    • 3.12: Fitting Exponential and Logarithmic Curves to Data
    • 3: Mid-Chapter AP®Progress Check
    • 3: Concept Check
    • 3: Review Exercises
    • 3: Chapter 3 AP®Exam Prep
    • 3: Units 1-2 AP®Exam Prep

  • Chapter 4: Trigonometric Functions
    • 4.1: Periodic Functions
    • 4.2: Angle Measure and the Unit Circle
    • 4.3: Review: Trigonometry of Right Triangles
    • 4.4: Trigonometric Functions
    • 4.5: Trigonometric Graphs
    • 4.6: Modeling with Sinusoidal Functions
    • 4.7: Fitting Sinusoidal Curves to Data
    • 4.8: More Trigonometric Graphs
    • 4.9: Trigonometric Identities
    • 4.10: Inverse Trigonometric Functions
    • 4.11: Trigonometric Equations
    • 4.12: Trigonometric Inequalities
    • 4: Mid-Chapter AP®Progress Check
    • 4: Concept Check
    • 4: Review Exercises
    • 4: Chapter 4 AP®Exam Prep

  • Chapter 5: Polar Functions
    • 5.1: Polar Coordinates
    • 5.2: Graphs of Polar Functions
    • 5.3: Rates of Change of Polar Functions
    • 5.4: Polar Form of Complex Numbers
    • 5: Concept Check
    • 5: Review Exercises
    • 5: Chapter 5 AP®Exam Prep
    • 5: Units 1-3 AP®Exam Prep

  • Chapter 6: Parametric Functions and Vectors
    • 6.1: Parametric Functions
    • 6.2: Rates of Change in Parametric Functions
    • 6.3: The Laws of Sines and Cosines
    • 6.4: Vectors
    • 6.5: The Dot Product
    • 6.6: Vector-Valued Functions
    • 6: Mid-ChapterAP®Progress Check
    • 6: Concept Check
    • 6: Review Exercises
    • 6: Chapter 6 AP®Exam Prep

  • Chapter 7: Conic Sections
    • 7.1: Graphs of Equations: Implicit Functions
    • 7.2: Parabolas
    • 7.3: Ellipses
    • 7.4: Hyperbolas
    • 7.5: Translations of Conic Sections
    • 7.6: Parametric Functions for Conic Sections
    • 7.7: Polar Functions for Conic Sections
    • 7.8: Rotation of Axes
    • 7: Mid-Chapter AP®Progress Check
    • 7: Concept Check
    • 7: Review Exercises
    • 7: Chapter 7 AP®Exam Prep

  • Chapter 8: Matrices and Linear Transformations
    • 8.1: Matrices
    • 8.2: The Inverse and Determinant of a Matrix
    • 8.3: Linear Transformations
    • 8.4: Transition Matrices
    • 8: Concept Check
    • 8: Review Exercises
    • 8: Chapter 8 AP®Exam Prep
    • 8: Unit 4 AP®Exam Prep

  • Chapter 9: Limits: A Preview of Calculus
    • 9.1: Finding Limits Numerically and Graphically
    • 9.2: Finding Limits Algebraically
    • 9.3: Derivatives
    • 9.4: Limits at Infinity; Limits of Sequences
    • 9.5: Areas
    • 8: Concept Check
    • 8: Review Exercises

  • Chapter A: Appendices
    • A.A: Algebra Review
    • A.B: Geometry Review

  • Chapter PE: AP®Precalculus Practice Exams
    • PE.1: AP®Precalculus Practice Exam 1
    • PE.2: AP®Precalculus Practice Exam 2

  • Chapter FT5: Fast Track to a 5: Preparing for the AP® Precalculus Examination
    • FT5.DT: Diagnostic Test
    • FT5.1: Polynomial and Rational Functions
    • FT5.2: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • FT5.3: Trigonometric and Polar Functions
    • FT5.T1: Practice Test 1
    • FT5.T2: Practice Test 2

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