Reconciles the need to incorporate elements of reform with the need to master essential skills of Trigonometry. Draws applications from such sources as tax tables, the Guinness Book of World Records, newspaper articles, and books in economics, chemistry, etc.
Applications encourage readers to make the connection between familiar situations and math concepts.
This book develops the trigonometric functions using a unit circle approach and progresses to the right triangle approach. Graphing techniques are emphasized, including a thorough discussion of polar coordinates, parametric equations, and conics using polar coordinates.