Master pre-calculus from the comfort of home Written by bestselling author and creator of the immensely popular Demystified series, Pre-Calculus Know-it-ALL offers anyone struggling with this essential mathematics topic an intensive tutorial. The book provides all the instruction you need to master the subject, providing the perfect resource to bridge the massive and key topics of algebra and calculus. If you tackle this book seriously, you will finish with improved ability to think critically as well as perform efficiently. You will be ready for a comprehensive first-year calculus course, as well as college and graduate-school entrance examinations.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: COORDINATES AND VECTORS; Chapter 1. Cartesian Two-Space; Chapter 2. A Fresh Look at Trigonometry; Chapter 3. Polar Two-Space; Chapter 4. Vector Basics; Chapter 5. Vector Multiplication; Chapter 6. Complex Numbers and Vectors; Chapter 7. Cartesian Three-Space; Chapter 8. Vectors in Cartesian Three-Space; Chapter 9. Alternative Three-Space; Chapter 10. Review Questions and Answers; PART TWO: ANALYTIC GEOMETRY; Chapter 11. Relations in Two-Space; Chapter 12. Inverse Relations in Two-Space; Chapter 13. Conic Sections; Chapter 14. Exponential and Logarithmic Curves; Chapter 15. Trigonometric Curves; Chapter 16. Parametric Equations in Two-Space; Chapter 17. Surfaces in Three-Space; Chapter 18. Lines and Curves in Three-Space; Chapter 19. Sequences, Series, and Limits; Chapter 20. Review Questions and Answers; Final Exam; Appendix A: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapter 1-9; Appendix B: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapter 11-19; Appendix C: Answers to Final Exam Questions; Appendix D: Special Characters in Order of Appearance; Suggested Additional Reading; Index

About the Author

Stan Gibilisco is one of McGraw-Hill's most prolific authors, with more than two dozen highly successful titles to his credit, including the wildly popular Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Physics DeMYSTiFied, Algebra Know-it-ALL, and Calculus Know-it-ALL.