Precalculus

Mike Sullivan's time-tested approach focuses students on the fundamental skills they need for the course: preparing for class, practicing with homework, and reviewing the concepts. In the Ninth Edition, Precalculus has evolved to meet today's course needs, building on these hallmarks by integrating projects and other interactive learning tools for use in the classroom or online. New Internet-based Chapter Projects apply skills to real-world problems and are accompanied by assignable MathXL exercises to make it easier to incorporate these projects into the course. In addition, a variety of new exercise types, Showcase Examples, and video tutorials for MathXL exercises give instructors even more flexibility, while helping students build their conceptual understanding.1. Graphs 1.1 The Distance and Midpoint Formulas 1.2 Graphs of Equations in Two Variables: Intercepts; Symmetry 1.3 Lines 1.4 Circles Chapter Review Chapter Test Chapter Projects 2. Functions and Their Graphs 2.1 Functions 2.2 The Graph of a Function 2.3 Properties of Functions 2.4 Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions 2.5 Graphing Techniques: Transformations 2.6 Mathematical Models: Building Functions Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 3. Linear and Quadratic Functions 3.1 Linear Functions and Their Properties 3.2 Linear Models: Building Linear Functions from Data 3.3 Quadratic Functions and Their Properties 3.4 Build Quadratic models from Verbal Descriptions and from Data 3.5 Inequalities Involving Quadratic Functions Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 4. Polynomial and Rational Functions 4.1 Polynomial Functions and Models 4.2 Properties of Rational Functions 4.3 The Graph of a Rational Function 4.4 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities 4.5 The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function 4.6 Complex Zeros: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 5.1 Composite Functions 5.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions 5.3 Exponential Functions 5.4 Logarithmic Functions 5.5 Properties of Logarithms 5.6 Logarithmic and Exponential Equations 5.7 Financial Models 5.8 Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Newton's Law; Logistic Growth and Decay Models 5.9 Building Exponential, Logarithmic, and Logistic Functions from Data Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 6. Trigonometric Functions 6.1 Angles and Their Measure 6.2 Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach 6.3 Properties of the Trigonometric Functions 6.4 Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions 6.5 Graphs of the Tangent, Cotangent, Cosecant, and Secant Functions 6.6 Phase Shift; Sinusoidal Curve Fitting Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 7. Analytic Trigonometry 7.1 The Inverse Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions 7.2 The Inverse Trigonometric Functions (continued) 7.3 Trigonometric Equations 7.4 Trigonometric Identities 7.5 Sum and Difference Formulas 7.6 Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas 7.7 Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 8. Applications of Trigonometric Functions 8.1 Applications Involving Right Triangles 8.2 Law of Sines 8.3 Law of Cosines 8.4 Area of a Triangle 8.5 Simple Harmonic Motion; Damped Motion; Combining Waves Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 9. Polar Coordinates; Vectors 9.1 Polar Coordinates 9.2 Polar Equations and Graphs 9.3 The Complex Plane; DeMoivre's Theorem 9.4 Vectors 9.5 The Dot Product 9.6 Vectors in Space 9.7 The Cross Product Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 10. Analytic Geometry 10.1 Conics 10.2 The Parabola 10.3 The Ellipse 10.4 The Hyperbola 10.5 Rotation of Axes; General Form of a Conic 10.6 Polar Equations of Conics 10.7 Plane Curves and Parametric Equations Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 11. Systems of Equations and Inequalities 11.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination 11.2 Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices 11.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants 11.4 Matrix Algebra 11.5 Partial Fraction Decomposition 11.6 Systems of Nonlinear Equations 11.7 Systems of Inequalities 11.8 Linear Programming Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 12. Sequences; Induction; The Binomial Theorem 12.1 Sequences 12.2 Arithmetic Sequences 12.3 Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series 12.4 Mathematical Induction 12.5 The Binomial Theorem Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects 13. Counting and Probability 13.1 Counting 13.2 Permutations and Combinations 13.3 Probability Chapter Review Chapter Test Cumulative Review Chapter Projects Appendix A. Review A.1 Algebra Essentials A.2 Geometry Essentials A.3 Polynomials A.4 Synthetic Division A.5 Rational Expressions A.6 Solving Equations A.7 Complex Numbers; Quadratic Equations in the Complex Number System A.8 Problem Solving: Interest, Mixture, Uniform Motion, Constant Rate Job Applications A.9 Interval Notation; Solving Inequalities A.10 nth Roots; Rational Exponents Appendix B. Graphing Utilities B.1 The Viewing Rectangle B.2 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph Equations B.3 Using a Graphing Utility to Locate Intercepts and Check for Symmetry B.4 Using a Graphing Utility to Solve Equations B.5 Square Screens B.6 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph Inequalities B.7 Using a Graphing Utility to Solve Systems of Linear Equations B.8 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph a Polar Equation B.9 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph Parametric Equations