Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell: Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry
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- Author：George F. Simmons
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Summary
Geometry is a very beautiful subject whose qualities of elegance， order， and certainty have exerted a powerful attraction on the human mind for many centuries。 。 。 Algebra's importance lies in the student's future。 。 。 as essential preparation for the serious study of science， engineering， economics， or for more advanced types of mathematics。 。 。 The primary importance of trigonometry is not in its applications to surveying and navigation， or in making computations about triangles， but rather in the mathematical description of vibrations， rotations， and periodic phenomena of all kinds， including light， sound， alternating currents， and the orbits of the planets around the sun。 In this brief， clearly written book， the essentials of geometry， algebra， and trigonometry are pulled together into three complementary and convenient small packages， providing an excellent preview and review for anyone who wishes to prepare to master calculus with a minimum of misunderstanding and wasted time and effort。 Students and other readers will find here all they need to pull them through。
Reviews
Gary Li
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Six years worth of American public school math education packed into a slim little volume。 And indeed the concepts are explained with far greater clarity here than in any of those ponderous tomes we had to lug around for so many years。 It is always a source of marvel to me， that people managed to create all those hundreds and hundreds of pages of bloated drivel， when the math behind it is so elegantly concise， and so logically builds upon itself。 Which either speaks to the author's brilliance in Six years worth of American public school math education packed into a slim little volume。 And indeed the concepts are explained with far greater clarity here than in any of those ponderous tomes we had to lug around for so many years。 It is always a source of marvel to me， that people managed to create all those hundreds and hundreds of pages of bloated drivel， when the math behind it is so elegantly concise， and so logically builds upon itself。 Which either speaks to the author's brilliance in pedagogy， or to the efficiency （or lack thereof） of said math education。 As a victim myself， I suspect more of the latter。 。。。more
David Steyer
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Overall I thought it was a really good book。 I have purchased this book twice。 The first time was when it was originally released by Barnes and Noble （or it may have been Border's it was that long ago） and the second time was when I wanted to actually read it。 I have this read it and am donating it so someone else can enjoy。The geometry section was a whirlwind and I enjoy Geometry。 I understood it。 I thought the algebra section was very easy to understand and so was the Trigonometry section。 The Overall I thought it was a really good book。 I have purchased this book twice。 The first time was when it was originally released by Barnes and Noble （or it may have been Border's it was that long ago） and the second time was when I wanted to actually read it。 I have this read it and am donating it so someone else can enjoy。The geometry section was a whirlwind and I enjoy Geometry。 I understood it。 I thought the algebra section was very easy to understand and so was the Trigonometry section。 The book also has questions to apply yourself if you want to do them。 Honestly， I did not。 I refreshed myself with the formulas and thus it was a quick read。 。。。more
Ritesh Patel
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Good for those who want a quick review before starting calculus。 Even though it's small it contains proofs of most of the theorems and formulae。 I specifically liked trigonometry section as it is very precise and straight forward without any unnecessary digressions。 Good for those who want a quick review before starting calculus。 Even though it's small it contains proofs of most of the theorems and formulae。 I specifically liked trigonometry section as it is very precise and straight forward without any unnecessary digressions。 。。。more
Viktoras Kornilovas
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A goldmine of concepts that actually make sense。 For someone who ignored maths in school because of teachers requiring to cram all the formulas without any explanations it was an eye opener。 Its concepts are shown in a simple， intuitive and geometrical way - something what’s frequently missing in calculus classes nowadays。 It is essentially a 3blue1brown book equivalent of all the basic maths collected and compressed to a single super dense yet simple to understand package。
Hossam Abdallah
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simple， to the point， and detailed。It is awesome to learn math this way。
Kiryl Bushwackacowski
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Perfect book to get one up to speed on precalculus mathematics。
Paul
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Brilliantly done。 Does a great job of showing how to identify core elements/proofs/algorithms of the subjects that can be used to extrapolate those to more proofs/algorithms。 Great for the person who wants to not just "memorize" but to really understand。 Brilliantly done。 Does a great job of showing how to identify core elements/proofs/algorithms of the subjects that can be used to extrapolate those to more proofs/algorithms。 Great for the person who wants to not just "memorize" but to really understand。 。。。more
David
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I had always suspected these mathematical concepts could be taught in a compact， concise way。 This book makes the concepts clear in as little space as possible。EDIT: I just re-read this book 11 years later to brush up （I'm learning Calculus right now）。 My previous review is exactly right。 It takes time to get through some of these pages， as they're all very dense with information。 It is for this reason and its terseness that Nutshell makes an excellent go-to reference。 I had always suspected these mathematical concepts could be taught in a compact， concise way。 This book makes the concepts clear in as little space as possible。EDIT: I just re-read this book 11 years later to brush up （I'm learning Calculus right now）。 My previous review is exactly right。 It takes time to get through some of these pages， as they're all very dense with information。 It is for this reason and its terseness that Nutshell makes an excellent go-to reference。 。。。more
Bart
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