Description Larson's Precalculus is known for sound, consistently structured explanations of mathematical concepts and exercises to expertly prepare students for calculus. Engage your students and prepare them for success in your course and beyond with the student-focused approach of Ron Larson and WebAssign. Updated and refined through learning design principles, the 11th Metric Edition removes barriers to learning and offers a carefully planned and inclusive experience for all students. Larson presents concepts clearly and offers a wealth of learning support, addressing both readiness gaps and helping students take their understanding to the next level.
NEW Review & Refresh exercises – cumulative review exercises from current or prerequisite courses within each section exercise set – prepare students for the next section and provide a general skill review throughout the text.
NEW Skills Refresher videos provide timely support by covering previously learned skills that students need to better understand a concept, example, or definition.
NEW Exploring the Concepts sections, Vocabulary and Concept Checks build student confidence and develop conceptual understanding.
REVISED Summary and Study Strategies for each chapter include explanations and examples of the key objectives and essential study skills to help students succeed in the course.
Features
Learning support at Larson’s CalcChat.com provides students with free online tutoring and solutions to all odd-numbered problems.
Side-By-Side Examples help students see not only that a problem can be solved in more than one way but also how different methods – algebraic, graphical, and numerical – yield the same result. The side-by-side format also addresses many different learning styles.
Text-specific tutorial videos at Larson’s CalcView.com provide instruction with stepped-out solutions for selected exercises.
‘How Do You See It?’ exercises in every section present real-life problems that students solve by visual inspection using the concepts in the lesson.
WebAssign provides instructors with the tools needed to build students’ confidence and elevate their performance. WebAssign offers built-in flexibility and control for instructors with high quality content that students can afford.
Algebra of Calculus examples and exercises throughout the text emphasize various algebraic techniques used in calculus.
Table of Contents
1. Functions and their Graphs
2. Polynomial and Rational Functions
3. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
4. Trigonometry
5. Analytic Trigonometry
6. Additional Topics in Trigonometry
7. Systems of Equations and Inequalities
8. Matrices and Determinants
9. Sequences, Series, and Probability
10. Topics in Analytic Geometry
Ron Larson
Dr. Ron Larson is a professor of mathematics at the Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1970. He is considered the pioneer of using multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics, having authored more than 30 software titles since 1990. Dr. Larson has also authored numerous acclaimed textbooks, including the best-selling calculus series coauthored with Dr. Bruce Edwards and published by Cengage. Dr. Larson received the 2017 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for PRECALCULUS and for CALCULUS. He also received the 2018 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS. In addition, Dr. Larson received the 1996 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for INTERACTIVE CALCULUS -- a complete text on CD-ROM that was the first mainstream college textbook to be offered on the internet.