Functions Modeling Change :A Preparation For Calculus | 
 enlarge | Authors: Eric Connally, Deborah Hughes Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason, Philip Cheifetz, Daniel E. Flath, Patti Frazer Lock, Karen Rhea, Carl Swenson, Frank Avenoso, Ann Davidian, Brigitte Lahme, Jerry Morris, Pat Shure, Katherine Yoshiwara, Elliot J. Marks
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
Buy Used: $2.29
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 428163
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 592
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 0471266191
Dewey Decimal Number: 515
EAN: 9780471266198
Publication Date: April 30, 2003
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Product Description
This is a new edition of the precalculus 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.
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 Wonderful precalculus deep inside the functions and modeling May 9, 2006
Okur Yazar (Istanbul, Turkey)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really have difficulties to understand some reviewers given one star for such a wonderfull book. If you read this book before Uni, you will have a stable ground for calculus.
All frequently used functions and their practical usage as modelling tools are lucidly explained. I finally know what hyperbolic functions are, I finally know how the path from given data to an appropriate model. I finally know how can I practically sketch seemingly complex but simple functions.
It's strength based on model oriented approach to functions. This has pratical value for all candidate engineers...
Without any doubt I'll give five stars to acknowledge the authors.
Great for understanding functions July 29, 2002
Ari Weinstock (United States)
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
Great book! It is especially good for understanding what different functions do, and how. This is very important for understanding calculus. Great examples, always linking functions with things in real life.
An Excellent Guide to Calculus February 18, 2000
Ken Chandonait (Chelmsford, MA)
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
As a student of one of the books contributing authors, I was able to gain a unique perspective into the material itself. The text was very informative and easy to understand. The real world applications (yams, fruit, the Quabbin Reservoir, etc.) added to the book, but by no means detracted from the overflowing content. I highly recommend this book as a guide to anyone studying calculus.
Honestly February 18, 2000
Jena M. DiPinto (Nashua, NH)
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
This textbook is excellent and well-written. Such examples as the ones involving the Quabbin Reservoir brought a realistic approach to the problems into the learning experience. Perhaps I am biased, since the course for which I used the book was taught by one of the authors (Andrew Pasquale), however, I feel that the book itself was invaluable. Many years later and now a college graduate (with a minor in math), I still have distinct memories of the particular problems within the book and the knowledge acquired from the course. I strongly encourage the purchase and usage of this book in a Calculus curriculum.
Book purchase September 26, 2005
B. Nobles (Fort Wayne, IN)
0 out of 17 found this review helpful
Smooth transaction. Book delivered in condition and time as promised. Thank you!
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