{"product_id":"9781435455146","title":"Master Math: Pre-Calculus: Pre-Calculus","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Introduction to Master Math: Pre-Calculus and Geometry: Pre-Calculus and Geometry is the  third book in the Master Math series. The first and second books are  entitled Basic Math and Pre-Algebra and Algebra, and the fourth book is  entitled Calculus. The Master Math series presents the general principles of  mathematics from grade school through college including arithmetic, algebra,  geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus and introductory calculus. Pre-Calculus  and Geometry is a comprehensive pre-calculus book that explains the subject  matter in a way that makes sense to the reader. It begins with the most  basic principles and progresses through more advanced topics. Pre-Calculus  and Geometry explains the principles and operations of geometry,  trigonometry, pre-calculus and introductory calculus, provides step-by-step  procedures and solutions, and presents examples and applications.  Pre-Calculus and Geometry is a comprehensive reference book for high school  and college students that explains and clarifies principles of pre-calculus  and calculus they are learning in school. The information provided in each  book and in the series as a whole is progressive in difficulty and builds on  itself, which allows the reader to gain perspective on the connected nature  of mathematics. The skills required to understand every topic presented are  explained in an earlier chapter or book within the series. Each of the first  three books contains a complete table of contents, a comprehensive index,  and the tables of con-tents of the other two books in the series so that  specific subjects, principles and formulas can be easily found. The books  are written in a simple style that facilitates understanding and easy  referencing of sought-after principles, definitions and explanations.  Pre-Calculus and Geometry and the Master Math series are not replacements  for textbooks but rather reference books providing explanations and  perspective. The Master Math series would have been in-valuable to me during  my entire education from grade school through graduate school. There is no  other source that provides the breadth and depth of the Master Math series  in a single book or series. Finally, mathematics is a language-the universal  language. A person struggling with mathematics should approach it in the  same fashion he or she would approach learning any other language. If  someone moves to a foreign country, he or she does not expect to know the  language automatically. It takes practice and contact with a language in  order to master it. After a short time in the foreign country he or she  would not say, 'I do not know this language well yet. I must not have an  aptitude for it.' Yet many people have this attitude toward mathematics. If  time is spent learning and practicing the principles, mathematics will  be-come familiar and understandable. Don't give up.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Debra Ross, the author, February 16, 1999    \u003cfont size=\"-\"\u003e  Note to the reader:\u003cbr\u003e  There are three misprints in books from the first printing:\u003col\u003e    \u003cli\u003e The  definition of Pi on page 23. Pi is equivalent to the circumference divided  by the diameter of a circle (not the radius of a circle).   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The equation  for the volume of a pyramid on page 40. The equation should read: Volume of  a pyramid = (1\/3)(area of base)(height) = (1\/3)(area of base)(d) The (1\/3)  was left out.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe third line on page 79 should read ...'then r^m -\u0026gt; 0'. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Course Technology PTR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142008062192,"sku":"9781435455146","price":12.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781435455146_p0.jpg?v=1763755226","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781435455146","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}