Trigonometry (Hardcover)

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"We decided, as a committee, to adopt Trigonometry because it was the best text available at the time that met all of our adoption criteria. The most important criteria were: 1) included all the necessary topics, 2) well organized and readable by students, 3) clear and careful explanations of topics covered, and 4) a good selection of problems. It has met our expectations because it did, if [sic] fact, meet up to all of our needs."

"The examples in this text are well done. Students are very frustrated when too many steps are left out of an example, but these seem to present their reasoning pretty clearly. In Section 4.3 (graphing with phase shifts) the examples are well constructed and worked out. I appreciate how they start by showing lots of detail and eventually, as you progress through the section, the information is boiled that [sic] down to the essential data -- which is what we want students to be able to do.... The greatest strengths in this text are its coverage of graphing, the right triangle approach to the development of the trig functions, and the organization of the examples (with line by line explanations of the step being performed...It really helps students follow the process if there is ’narration’ to what is going on."

"The writing style is well-done and commensurate to the level of our students. The author’s writing style is clear, concise, and economical. The author does not waste words in describing a topic or explaining a concept. The presentation of ideas and concepts are [sic] straight-forward, logical, and can be easily understood... The text is well organized, the format is logical and the outline of the problems is easy to follow." --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Description

The emphasis of the textbook is on understanding the definitions and principles of trigonometry and their application to problem solving. Identities are introduced early in Chapter 1. They are reviewed often and are then covered in more detail in Chapter 5. Also, exact values of the trigonometric functions are emphasized throughout the textbook. There are numerous calculator notes placed throughout the text. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 458 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press Inc.,U.S. (March 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0124847854
• ISBN-13: 978-0124847859
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,323,540 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars learn trig without a teacher, June 7, 2007

By	Jeremy Miller "albinorhino333" (Dallas Tx) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Trigonometry (with CD-ROM, BCA/iLrn™ Tutorial, Personal Tutor with SMARTHINKING, and InfoTrac ) (Hardcover)

This book is great. It is well organized, but best of all, it comes with a CD-Rom that ROCKS!! The actual author, Chuck McKeague, teaches each concept on a markerboard, then you can practice as much as you want with different problems every time. Plus, if you just can't get it, the CD will guide you step-by-step through every problem if you want. If your teacher requires another book for Trig. you can still benefit from this one's excellent CD-Rom.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A step at a time, December 21, 2002

By	Randall Christison (San Diego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Trigonometry (Hardcover)

Well laid out book, taking you a step at a time through trigonometry. Frequent reviews of material from previous chapters enables you to stay in touch with the full subject so you can be ready for the cumulative final. Author does a good job of trying to find real world examples, which is not easy. (Hardcover edition)

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little too late, May 5, 2001

By	Jerry A. Carroll (DOVER, DE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trigonometry (Hardcover)

Pretty easy to follow at some points but suddenly the books throws things at you and expects you to "discover" how to solve it. The answer and the easiest way to approach the answer shows up in the next or following sections/chapters. I shouldn't be wasting my time trying to discover something that was discovered centuries ago. Had I not taken a self-paced course, I probably would not have been dissapointed by the book. The instructor would have helped. Also, some references for the HP calc. would have been nice.