Precalculus for AP, Fast Track to Five, 1st Student Edition,
1st Edition

Part I: STRATEGIES FOR THE AP® PRECALCULUS EXAMINATION.
Preparing for the AP® Precalculus Examination.
Taking the AP® Precalculus Examination.
Diagnostic Test.
Part II: A REVIEW OF AP® PRECALCULUS.
Prerequisites.
1. Polynomial and Rational Functions.
2. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
3. Trigonometric and Polar Functions.
Part III: PRACTICE TEST.
Practice Test 1.
Practice Test 2.

• Saleem Watson

  Saleem Watson received his Bachelor of Science degree from Andrews University in Michigan. He did graduate studies at Dalhousie University and McMaster University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1978. He subsequently did research at the Mathematics Institute of the University of Warsaw in Poland. He also taught at The Pennsylvania State University. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at California State University, Long Beach. His research field is functional analysis. Watson is a co-author on Stewart's best-selling Calculus franchise.

• Crissie Ricketts

• James Stewart

  The late James Stewart received his M.S. from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He conducted research at the University of London and was influenced by the famous mathematician George Polya at Stanford University. Dr. Stewart most recently served as a professor of mathematics at McMaster University, and his research focused on harmonic analysis. Dr. Stewart authored a best-selling calculus textbook series, including CALCULUS, CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTALS and CALCULUS: CONCEPTS AND CONTEXTS as well as a series of successful precalculus texts.

• Kelly Hemmerling

• Lothar Redlin

  The late Lothar Redlin grew up on Vancouver Island, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Victoria, and a Ph.D. from McMaster University in 1978. He subsequently did research and taught at the University of Washington, the University of Waterloo, and California State University, Long Beach. He was most recently Professor of Mathematics at The Pennsylvania State University, Abington Campus. His research field was topology.

• The text contains a diagnostic test to assess prior knowledge and help personalize study time on the AP® Precalculus content students need to review.

• The text covers the AP® Precalculus content in unit order with questions in AP® format.

• Emphasize covariation and modeling of real-world scenarios using multiple function types and instruction about semi-log plots, residuals and regression and polar functions.

• Practice with multiple representations of functions, including verbal, graphical, analytical and tabular style problems.

• The text contains two full-length practice exams.

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