The latest edition of Swokowski and Cole's "Precalculus: Functions And Graphs, 12e, International Edition" retains the elements that have made it so popular with instructors and students alike: clear exposition, an appealing and uncluttered layout, and applications rich exercise sets. The excellent, time tested problems have been widely praised for their consistency and their appropriate level of difficulty for precalculus students.
The book also provides calculator examples, including specific keystrokes that show students how to use various graphing calculators to solve problems more quickly. The Twelfth Edition features updated topical references and data, and continues to be supported by outstanding technology resources. Mathematically sound, this book effectively prepares students for further courses in mathematics.
Chapter 1 : Topics from algebra
Chapter 2 : Functions and graphs
Chapter 3 : Polynomial and rational functional functions
Chapter 4 : Inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions
Chapter 5 : The trigonometric functions
Chapter 6 : Analytic trigonometry
Chapter 7 : Applications of trigonmetry
Chapter 8 : Systyems of equationa and inequalities
Chapter 9 : Sequences, series, and probability
Chapter 10 : Topics from analytic geometry