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Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 8th Edition

James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

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Prepare your students for future success in calculus with Stewart/Redlin/Watson's best-selling PRECALCULUS: MATHEMATICS FOR CALCULUS, 8th Edition. This acclaimed author team explains concepts simply and clearly, overcoming learning barriers without avoiding difficult points. This updated edition introduces both problem solving and mathematical modeling early and emphasizes these principles throughout. Practical applications and reinforcement provide your students with a solid foundation in the principles behind mathematical thinking. Comprehensive and evenly paced, this latest edition provides complete coverage of the function concept and integrates a significant amount of graphing technology to help students develop insights into mathematical ideas. New remedial support further prepares students as the authors provide an exceptional level of detail and clarity that makes this title a market leader. WebAssign digital resources further reinforce understanding with a rich variety of exercise types and learning resources.

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James Stewart

The late James Stewart received his M.S. from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He conducted research at the University of London and was influenced by the famous mathematician, George Polya, at Stanford University. Dr. Stewart most recently served as a professor of mathematics at McMaster University and the University of Toronto. His research focused on harmonic analysis. Dr. Stewart authored the best-selling calculus textbook series, including CALCULUS, CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTALS and CALCULUS: CONCEPTS AND CONTEXTS, as well as a series of successful precalculus texts and college algebra and trigonometry texts.

Lothar Redlin

The late Lothar Redlin grew up on Vancouver Island and received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Victoria and a Ph.D. from McMaster University. He subsequently did research and taught at the University of Washington and the University of Waterloo as well as California State University, Long Beach. He was most recently a professor of mathematics at The Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus. His research focused on topology. Dr. Redlin was a valued co-author for Dr. Stewart's best-selling calculus textbook series and his popular precalculus, college algebra and trigonometry texts.

Saleem Watson

Saleem Watson received his bachelor of science degree from Andrews University in Michigan. He completed his graduate studies at Dalhousie University and McMaster University, where he received his Ph.D. Dr. Watson conducted subsequently research at the Mathematics Institute of the University of Warsaw in Poland. He taught mathematics at Pennsylvania State University before serving at California State University, Long Beach, where he is currently professor emeritus. Dr. Watson's research encompasses the field of functional analysis. Dr. Watson is an important co-author for Dr. Stewart's best-selling calculus textbook series as well as his popular precalculus, college algebra and trigonometry texts.

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  • NEW EXERCISES HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP IMPORTANT PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS: New Problem-Solving exercises in most sections highlight and apply a specific problem-solving principle from the prologue. More than 20% of the overall exercises are new to this edition.
  • NEW REVIEW MATERIAL REINFORCES STUDENT UNDERSTANDING: Updated, effective review material at the end of most chapters now includes a matching exercise to reinforce the fundamental relationship between graphs and equations. This important review also includes a summary of properties and formulas. In addition, a Concept Check provides a step-by-step review of all of the main concepts and applications from the chapter.
  • NEW DISCOVERY PROJECTS GUIDE STUDENTS IN APPLYING THE CONCEPTS THEY'VE MASTERED: Several new Discovery Projects in this edition feature applications or extensions of the concepts that students have just studied in the text. Discover/Discuss/Prove/Write problems at the end of every section encourage students to develop and strengthen their conceptual, critical-thinking and writing skills.
  • NEW REMEDIAL SUPPORT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS: Revisions throughout Chapter 1 review fundamentals while WebAssign digital resources provide prerequisite support to address readiness gaps, including the College Math Readiness Bootcamp and Just-in-Time review exercises. This edition also offers an expanded Geometry Review appendix that now highlights main concepts from geometry used in this edition, including congruence, similarity, the Pythagorean Theorem, parallel lines and circles.
  • NEW EXPANDED PROBLEMS IN WEBASSIGN INCLUDE MULTIPLE PARTS TO ENSURE UNDERSTANDING: This edition's new online Expanded Problems take understanding well beyond the basic exercises. These problems ask students to show the specific steps of their work or to explain the reasoning behind the answers they've provided.
  • NEW CHAPTER UNITES KEY TOPICS: The new Chapter 8, "Polar Coordinates, Parametric Equations, and Vectors," unites the topics under the theme of describing curves and motion in a coordinate plane. The applications in the chapter demonstrate the need for different coordinate systems. In the "Focus on Modeling" following the chapter, both parametric equations and vectors are used to model the path and velocity of a projectile.

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  • WEBASSIGN PROVIDES ONLINE TOOLS TO BUILD YOUR STUDENTS’ CONFIDENCE AND ELEVATE PERFORMANCE: Leading WebAssign digital resources provide instant access to expertly designed support for both you and your students. Updated, innovative exercises, "Explore It" interactive learning modules and instructional videos reinforce concepts for students and assist in review.
  • "FOCUS ON MODELING" SECTIONS SHOW STUDENTS HOW TO APPLY MATHEMATICS: These "Focus on Modeling" sections illustrate modeling techniques as well as how mathematics can be applied to model real-life situations. These sections teach students how to create their own mathematical models rather than use prefabricated formulas.
  • REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS ENGAGE STUDENTS: This title draws upon applications from engineering, physics, chemistry, business, biology, environmental studies and other fields to demonstrate how mathematics is used to model real-life situations. This approach reinforces the relevance and importance of the principles students are learning.
  • TRIGONOMETRY APPROACH PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR INSTRUCTION: The chapters on trigonometry (Chs. 5, 6 and 7) are written so you have a choice of beginning with either the right triangle approach or the unit circle approach. Each approach to trigonometry is accompanied by the applications appropriate for that approach. Students clearly understand the reasons behind the different approaches to trigonometry.

Table of Contents

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Preface.
To the Student.
Prologue: Principles of Problem Solving.
1. FUNDAMENTALS.
Chapter Overview. 1.1 Real Numbers. 1.2 Exponents and Radicals. 1.3 Algebraic Expressions. 1.4 Rational Expressions. 1.5 Equations. 1.6 Complex Numbers. 1.7 Modeling with Equations. 1.8 Inequalities. 1.9 The Coordinate Plane; Graphs of Equations; Circles. 1.10 Lines. 1.11 Solving Equations and Inequalities Graphically. 1.12 Modeling Variation. Chapter 1 Review. Chapter 1 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: FITTING LINES TO DATA.
2. FUNCTIONS.
Chapter Overview. 2.1 Functions. 2.2 Graphs of Functions. 2.3 Getting Information from the Graph of a Function. 2.4 Average Rate of Change of a Function. 2.5 Linear Functions and Models. 2.6 Transformations of Functions. 2.7 Combining Functions. 2.8 One-to-One Functions and Their Inverses. Chapter 2 Review. Chapter 2 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: MODELING WITH FUNCTIONS.
3. POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS.
3.1 Chapter Overview. 3.2 Quadratic Functions and Models. 3.3 Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs. 3.4 Dividing Polynomials. 3.5 Real Zeros of Polynomials. 3.6 Complex Zeros and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. 3.7 Rational Functions. 3.8 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities. Chapter 3 Review. Chapter 3 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: FITTING POLYNOMIAL CURVES TO DATA.
4. EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS.
Chapter Overview. 4.1 Exponential Functions. 4.2 The Natural Exponential Function. 4.3 Logarithmic Functions. 4.4 Laws of Logarithms. 4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations. 4.6 Modeling with Exponential Functions. 4.7 Logarithmic Scales. Chapter 4 Review. Chapter 4 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: FITTING EXPONENTIAL AND POWER CURVES TO DATA.
5. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS: UNIT CIRCLE APPROACH.
Chapter Overview. 5.1 The Unit Circle. 5.2 Trigonometric Functions of Real Numbers. 5.3 Trigonometric Graphs. 5.4 More Trigonometric Graphs. 5.5 Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Their Graphs. 5.6 Modeling Harmonic Motion. Chapter 5 Review. Chapter 5 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: FITTING SINUSOIDAL CURVES TO DATA.
6. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS: RIGHT TRIANGLE APPROACH.
Chapter Overview. 6.1 Angle Measure. 6.2 Trigonometry of Right Triangles. 6.3 Trigonometric Functions of Angles. 6.4 Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Triangles. 6.5 The Law of Sines. 6.6 The Law of Cosines. Chapter 6 Review. Chapter 6 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: SURVEYING.
7. ANALYTIC TRIGONOMETRY.
Chapter Overview. 7.1 Trigonometric Identities. 7.2 Addition and Subtraction Formulas. 7.3 Double-Angle, Half-Angle, and Sum-Product Formulas. 7.4 Basic Trigonometric Equations. 7.5 More Trigonometric Equations. Chapter 7 Review. Chapter 7 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: TRAVELING AND STANDING WAVES.
8. POLAR COORDINATES, PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS, and VECTORS.
Chapter Overview. 8.1 Polar Coordinates. 8.2 Graphs of Polar Equations. 8.3 Polar Form of Complex Numbers; DeMoivre's Theorem. 8.4 Plane Curves and Parametric Equations. 8.5 Vectors in Two Dimensions. 8.6 The Dot Product.
Chapter 8 Review. Chapter 8 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: THE PATH OF A PROJECTILE.
9. SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES.
Chapter Overview. 9.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables. 9.2 Systems of Linear Equations in Several Variables. 9.3 Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations. 9.4 The Algebra of Matrices. 9.5 Inverses of Matrices and Matrix Equations. 9.6 Determinants and Cramer's Rule. 9.7 Partial Fractions.9.8 Systems of Non-Linear Equations. 9.9 Systems of Inequalities. Chapter 9 Review. Chapter 9 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: LINEAR PROGRAMMING.
10. CONIC SECTIONS.
Chapter Overview. 10.1 Parabolas. 10.2 Ellipses. 10.3 Hyperbolas. 10.4 Shifted Conics. 10.5 Rotation of Axes. 10.6 Polar Equations of Conics. Chapter 10 Review. Chapter 10 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: CONICS IN ARCHITECTURE.
11. SEQUENCES AND SERIES.
Chapter Overview. 11.1 Sequences and Summation Notation. 11.2 Arithmetic Sequences. 11.3 Geometric Sequences. 11.4 Mathematical Induction. 11.5 The Binomial Theorem. Chapter 11 Review. Chapter 11 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: MODELING WITH RECURSIVE SEQUENCES.
12. LIMITS: A PREVIEW OF CALCULUS.
Chapter Overview. 12.1 Finding Limits Numerically and Graphically. 12.2 Finding Limits Algebraically. 12.3 Tangent Lines and Derivatives. 12.4 Limits at Infinity: Limits of Sequences. 12.5 Areas. Chapter 12 Review. Chapter 12 Test.
FOCUS ON MODELING: INTERPRETATIONS OF AREA.
APPENDIX A: Geometry Review.
APPENDIX B: Calculations and Significant Figures (available on website).
APPENDIX C: Graphing with a Graphing Calculator (available on website).
APPENDIX D: Using the TI-83/84 Graphing Calculator (available on website).
Additional Topics
Vectors in Three-Dimensions (available on website)
Mathematics of Finance (available on website)

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