Pre-Calculus and Trig Problems & Solutions

This book will help students who are currently taking or planning to take a course in Algebra 2, College Algebra, or Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry. The scope and depth of topics covered in these courses varies greatly across schools and universities.

Kathryn Paulk has been tutoring students online and in-person for over 20 years. She has first-hand experience helping students from different schools and universities with a wide variety of math problems. The examples in this book include many of the interesting math problems for which students often seek help.

The examples are a collection of math problems with detailed, step-by-step solutions. Brief and concise comments are included. Kathy’s signature “table approach” to presenting solutions makes it easy for students to clearly see the problem statement and to follow each step of the solution.

Topics Include: Expressions and functions 1st , 2nd , and nth degree functions Polynomial and synthetic division Absolute value functions Composite functions Inequalities and the critical value method Exponential and Logarithmic functions Inverses of functions Rational functions Conics: Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola Regression (curve fitting) Systems of equations and matrices Sequence and series Trigonometry Polar equations Complex numbers: Rectangular and Polar Probability and Statistics Calculus: Limits, difference quotient, derivatives