Functions and Change A Modeling Approach to College Algebra

Name: Functions and Change A Modeling Approach to College Algebra
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ISBN: 9780618643011

ISBN-10: 061864301X

ISBN-13: 9780618643011

Edition: 3rd 2007

Authors: Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell

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Functions and Changeprovides an alternative to a traditional college algebra course for students who either will not take another math course or may go on to a business calculus course. The authors wrote this text for the many college algebra students who are poorly served by books that focus on preparing them for a course they will never taketraditional calculus. An informal approach offers clear explanations that leave out unnecessary technicalities so that students who are not comfortable with algebra will easily understand the concepts. Graphing calculator technology is integrated throughout the text as a descriptive and problem solving tool, and to help students understand abstract…

Book details

List price: $293.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 1/5/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English



Note: Each chapter concludes with a Summary. Prologue: Calculator Arithmetic



Functions



Functions Given by Formulas



Functions Given by Tables



Functions Given by Graphs



Functions Given by Words



Graphical and Tabular Analysis



Tables and Trends



Graphs



Solving Linear Equations



Solving Nonlinear Equations



Optimization



Straight Lines and Linear Functions



The Geometry of Lines



Linear Functions



Modeling Data with Linear Functions



Linear Regression



Systems of Equations



Exponential Functions



Exponential Growth and Decay



Modeling Exponential Data



Modeling Nearly Exponential Data



Logarithmic Functions



A Survey of Other Common Functions



Power Functions



Modeling Data with Power Functions



Combining and Decomposing Functions



Quadratic Functions and Parabolas



Higher-Degree Polynomials and Rational Functions



Trigonometric Functions



Periodic Functions



Modeling Periodic Data



Right Triangle Trigonometry



Rates of Change



Velocity



Rates of Change for Other Functions



Estimating Rates of Change



Equations of Change: Linear and Exponential Functions



Equations of Change: Graphical Solutions



Mathematics of Population Ecology



Population Dynamics: Exponential Growth



Population Dynamics: Logistic Growth



Population Structure: Survivorship Curves Brief Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises


Index