Precalculus 1st edition

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• Chapter 1: Warming Up
  • 1.1: Units and Rates
  • 1.2: Total Change = Rate x Time
  • 1.3: The Modeling Process
  • 1: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 2: Imposing Coordinates
  • 2.1: The Coordinate System
  • 2.2: Three Features of a Coordinate System
  • 2.3: A Key Step in all Modeling Problems
  • 2.4: Distance
  • 2: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 3: Three Simple Curves
  • 3.1: The Simplest Lines
  • 3.2: Circles
  • 3.3: Intersecting Curves I
  • 3: Summary
  • 3: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 4: Linear Modeling
  • 4.1: The Earning Power Problem
  • 4.2: Relating Lines and Equations
  • 4.3: Non-vertical Lines
  • 4.4: General Lines
  • 4.5: Lines and Rate of Change
  • 4.6: Back to the Earning Power Problem
  • 4.7: What's Needed to Build a Linear Model?
  • 4.8: Linear Application Problems
  • 4.9: Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
  • 4.10: Intersecting Curves II
  • 4.11: Uniform Linear Motion
  • 4: Summary
  • 4: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 5: Functions and Graphs
  • 5.1: Relating Data, Plots and Equations
  • 5.2: What is a Function?
  • 5.3: The Graph of a Function
  • 5.4: The Vertical Line Test
  • 5.5: Linear Functions
  • 5.6: Profit Analysis
  • 5: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 6: Graphical Analysis
  • 6.1: Visual Analysis of a Graph
  • 6.2: Circles and Semicircles
  • 6.3: Multipart Functions
  • 6: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 7: Quadratic Modeling
  • 7.1: Parabolas and Vertex Form
  • 7.2: Completing the Square
  • 7.3: Interpreting the Vertex
  • 7.4: Quadratic Modeling Problems
  • 7.5: What's Needed to Build a Quadratic Model?
  • 7: Summary
  • 7: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 8: Composition
  • 8.1: The Formula for a Composition
  • 8.2: Domain, Range, etc. for a Composition
  • 8: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 9: Inverse Functions
  • 9.1: Concept of an Inverse Function
  • 9.2: Graphical Idea of an Inverse
  • 9.3: Inverse Functions
  • 9.4: Trying to Invert a Non one-to-one Function
  • 9: Summary
  • 9: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 10: Exponential Functions
  • 10.1: Functions of Exponential Type
  • 10.2: The Functions y=A_ob^x
  • 10.3: Piano Frequency Range
  • 10: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 11: Exponential Modeling
  • 11.1: The Method of Compound Interest
  • 11.2: The Number e and the Exponential Function
  • 11: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 12: Logarithmic Functions
  • 12.1: The Inverse Function of y=e^x
  • 12.2: Alternate form for functions of exponential type
  • 12.3: The Inverse Function of y=b^x
  • 12.4: Measuring the Loudness of Sound
  • 12: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 13: Three Construction Tools
  • 13.1: A Low-tech Exercise
  • 13.2: Reflection
  • 13.3: Shifting
  • 13.4: Dilation
  • 13.5: Vertex Form and Order of Operations
  • 13.6: Summary of Rules
  • 13: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 14: Rational Functions
  • 14.1: Modeling with Linear-to-linear Rational Functions
  • 14: Summary
  • 14: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 15: Measuring an Angle
  • 15.1: Standard and Central Angles
  • 15.2: An Analogy
  • 15.3: Degree Method
  • 15.4: Radian Method
  • 15.5: Areas of Wedges
  • 15.6: Great Circle Navigation
  • 15: Summary
  • 15: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 16: Measuring Circular Motion
  • 16.1: Different ways to measure Cosmo's speed
  • 16.2: Different Ways to Measure Circular Motion
  • 16.3: Music Listening Technology
  • 16.4: Belt and Wheel Problems
  • 16: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 17: The Circular Functions
  • 17.1: Sides and Angles of a Right Triangle
  • 17.2: The Trigonometric Ratios
  • 17.3: Applications
  • 17.4: Circular Functions
  • 17.5: What About Other Circles?
  • 17.6: Other Basic Circular Function
  • 17: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 18: Trigonometric Functions
  • 18.1: Easy Properties of Circular Functions
  • 18.2: Identities
  • 18.3: Graphs of Circular Functions
  • 18.4: Trigonometric Functions
  • 18: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 19: Sinusoidal Functions
  • 19.1: A special class of functions
  • 19.2: Examples of sinusoidal behavior
  • 19: Summary
  • 19: Problems
  
  
• Chapter 20: Inverse Circular Functions
  • 20.1: Solving Three Equations
  • 20.2: Inverse Circular Functions
  • 20.3: Applications
  • 20.4: How to solve trigonometric equations
  • 20: Summary
  • 20: Problems