Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus - Couverture souple

Connally, Eric; Hughes-Hallett, Deborah; Gleason, Andrew M.; Cheifetz, Philip; Flath, Daniel E.; Lock, Patti Frazer; Rhea, Karen; Swenson, Carl; Avenoso, Frank; Davidian, Ann; Lahme, Brigitte; Morris, Jerry; Shure, Pat; Yoshiwara, Katherine; Marks, Elliot J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471456535 ISBN 13 : 9780471456537

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

Synopsis

This is a new edition of the pre-calculus text developed by the Consortium based at Harvard University and funded by a National Science Foundation Grant. The text is thought-provoking for well-prepared students while still accessible to students with weaker backgrounds. It provides numerical and graphical approaches as well as algebraic approaches to give students another way of mastering the material. This approach encourages students to persist, thereby lowering failure rates. A large number of real-world examples and problems enable students to create mathematical models that will help them understand the world in which they live. The focus is on those topics that are essential to the study of calculus and these topics are treated in depth. Linear, exponential, power, and periodic functions are introduced before polynomial and rational functions to take advantage of their use to model physical phenomena. Building on the Consortium's "Rule of Four": Each function is represented symbolically, numerically, graphically, and verbally where appropriate.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From the Calculus Consortium based at Harvard University, this comprehensible book prepares readers for the study of calculus, presenting families of functions as models for change. These materials stress conceptual understanding and multiple ways of representing mathematical ideas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471456535
• ISBN 13: 9780471456537
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 592
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible