For courses in Plane Trigonometry Show students that our world is profoundly mathematical.
Bob Blitzer continues to inspire students with his engaging approach to mathematics, making this beloved series the #1 in the market year after year. Blitzer draws on his unique background in mathematics and behavioural science to present a wide range of vivid applications in real-life situations. Students of all majors stay engaged because Blitzer uses pop-culture and up-to-date references to connect math to students' lives, showing that our world is profoundly mathematical.
With the new edition, Blitzer takes student engagement with the mathematical world to a whole new level drawing from applications across all fields as well as topics that are of interest to any college student (e.g., student loan debt, grade inflation, sleep hours of college students). Applications are also brought to life online in a new, assignable video series that explore the entertaining and mathematical Blitzer Bonus boxes. The new edition also aims to help more students to succeed in the course with just-in-time support in the text - such as Brief Review of prerequisite topics, Achieving Success boxes, and Retain the Concepts exercises.
Table of Contents:
1. Angles and the Trigonometric Functions
1.1 Angles and Radian Measure
1.2 Right Triangle Trigonometry
1.3 Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle
1.4 Trigonometric Functions: The Unit Circle
2. Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions; Inverse Trigonometric Functions
2.1 Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions
2.2 Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions
2.3 Inverse Trigonometric Functions
2.4 Applications of Trigonometric Functions
3. Trigonometric Identities and Equations
3.1 Verifying Trigonometric Identities
3.2 Sum and Difference Formulas
3.3 Double-Angle, Power-Reducing, and Half-Angle Formulas
3.4 Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas
3.5 Trigonometric Equations
4. Laws of Sines and Cosines; Vectors
4.1 The Law of Sines
4.2 The Law of Cosines
4.3 Vectors
4.4 The Dot Product
5. Complex Numbers, Polar Coordinates and Parametric Equations
5.1 Complex Numbers
5.2 Complex Numbers in Polar Form; DeMoivre's Theorem
5.3 Polar Coordinates
5.4 Graphs of Polar Equations
5.5 Parametric Equations
About the Author :
Bob Blitzer is a native of Manhattan and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in mathematics and psychology (minor: English literature) from the City College of New York. His unusual combination of academic interests led him toward a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of Miami and a doctorate in behavioral sciences from Nova University. Bob's love for teaching mathematics was nourished for nearly 30 years at Miami Dade College, where he received numerous teaching awards, including Innovator of the Year from the League for Innovations in the Community College and an endowed chair based on excellence in the classroom. In addition to College Algebra, Bob has written textbooks covering developmental mathematics, introductory algebra, intermediate algebra, trigonometry, algebra and trigonometry, precalculus, and liberal arts mathematics, all published by Pearson.
