Precalculus for Everybody: The most effective introduction to Calculus

The Most Effective Introduction to CalculusA self-teaching guide for anyone who wants to learn the concepts that precede Calculus in a clear and concise way. It employs a friendly writing tone, many solved and proposed exercises, stories and even jokes; standing apart from the classic academic book.This book covers all the essential topics of Precalculus, including:ArithmeticÁlgebraPolynomialsAnalytic GeometryFunctionsThis title is the result of several decades of the author’s experience teaching Calculus at university education level.Most important featuresSuitable for students or applicants for Science and Engineering careers.Suitable for self-learners and Science and Technology enthusiasts.Good balance of theory and practice.Theory is supported by many examples and solved exercises.More than 750 proposed exercises with their respective answers.Passages from the history of mathematics and contemporary references.Modern mathematical jokes.QR codes that link to complementary content in our social networks.ContentsPreliminariesAn Overview of Logic and Set TheoryThe Real Number SystemRadicals and Rational ExponentsSome Topics of AlgebraPolynomial EquationsOrder Axioms and InequationsAbsolute ValueThe Cartesian Plane and The LineThe Cartesian PlaneEquation Graphs. Symmetry and TranslationsLines and Linear EquationsThe ConicsIntroductionThe ParabolaThe EllipseThe HyperbolaGeneral 2nd Degree Equation. RotationsReal FunctionsReal Functions and their GraphsTrigonometric FunctionsNew Functions from Old FunctionsInverse FunctionsInverse Trigonometric FunctionsExponential FunctionsLogarithmic FunctionsFunction Applications Read more