Trigonometry
Subtitle: a clever study guide
By: by James Tanton
Series: MAA problem books series; MAA problem books series
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780883858363
Subjects: Trigonometry
Description: This series of texts proves this so! By collating all the MAA AMC quesitons that link to one particular topic, a coherent mathematical landscape ripe for a guided journey of study emerges. Whether you are motivated by the competition experience or shy away from it, this guide is for you! -- from back cover.
Table of contents: title: The backbone theorem : the Pythagorean theorem; title: Some surprisingly helpful background history; title: The basics of "circle-ometry"; title: Radian measure; title: The graphs of sine and cosine in degrees; title: The graphs of sine and cosine in radians; title: Basic trigonometric identities; title: Sine and cosine for circles of different radii; title: A paradigm shift; title: The basics of trigonometry; title: The tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant graphs; title: Inverse trigonometric functions; title: Addition and subtraction formulas, double and half angle formulas; title: The law of cosines; title: The area of a triangle; title: The law of sines; title: Heron's formula for the area of a triangle; title: Fitting trigonometric functions to periodic data; title: (Extra) Polar coordinates; title: (Extra) Polar graphs; title: Solutions.