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RHONDA HUETTENMUELLER
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CONTENTS
Preface vii
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Appendix 439
Index 464
PREFACE
The goal of this book is to give you the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed
in calculus. Much of the difficulty calculus students face is with algebra. They have
to solve equations, find equations of lines, study graphs, solve word problems, and
rewrite expressionsall of these require a solid background in algebra. You will
get experience with all this and more in this book. Not only will you learn about the
basic functions in this book, you also will strengthen your algebra skills because
all of the examples and most of the solutions are given with a lot of detail. Enough
steps are given in the problems to make the reasoning easy to follow.
The basic functions covered in this book are linear, polynomial, and rational func-
tions, as well as exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Because
understanding the slope of a line is crucial to making sense of calculus, the interpre-
tation of a lines slope is given extra attention. Other calculus topics introduced in
this book are Newtons Quotient, the average rate of change, increasing/decreasing
intervals of a function, and optimizing functions. Your experience with these ideas
will help you when you learn calculus.
Concepts are presented in clear, simple language, followed by detailed examples.
To make sure you understand the material, each section ends with a set of practice
problems. Each chapter ends with a multiple-choice test, and there is a final exam
at the end of the book. You will get the most from this book if you work steadily
from the beginning to the end. Because much of the material is sequential, you
should review the ideas in the previous section. Study for each end-of-chapter test
as if it really were a test, and take it without looking at examples and without using
notes. This will let you know what you have learned and where, if anywhere, you
need to spend more time.
Good luck.
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