Want to "know it ALL" when it comes to pre-calculus? This book gives you the expert, one-on-one instruction you need, whether you're new to pre-calculus or you're looking to ramp up your skills. Providing easy-to-understand concepts and thoroughly explained exercises, math whiz Stan Gibilisco serves as your own private tutor--without the expense! His clear, friendly guidance helps you tackle the concepts and problems that confuse you the most and work through them at your own pace.
Pre-Calculus Know-It-ALL features: • Checkpoints to help you track your knowledge and skill level • Problem/solution pairs and chapter-ending quizzes to reinforce learning • Fully explained answers to all practice exercises • A multiple-choice exam to prepare you for standardized tests • "Extra Credit" and "Challenge" problems to stretch your mind Stan's expert guidance gives you the know-how to: • Calculate distance in Cartesian two-and three-space • Perform vector multiplication • Work with cylindrical and spherical coordinates • Understand relations and functions • Learn the properties of conic sections • Graph exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric curves • Define curves with parametric equations • Work with sequences, series, and limits • Take college entrance examinations with confidence • And much more!