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Gibilisco, Stan. Trigonometry Demystified. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2003.

Trigonometry Demystified

Authors: Stan Gibilisco

Published:  June 2003

eISBN: 9780071433884 0071433880 | ISBN: 9780071416313
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part One: What is Trigonometry?
  • Chapter 1 The Circle Model
  • The Cartesian Plane
  • Circles in the Plane
  • Primary Circular Functions
  • Secondary Circular Functions
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 A Flurry of Facts
  • The Right Triangle Model
  • Pythagorean Extras
  • Identities
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Graphs and Inverses
  • Graphs of Circular Functions
  • Inverses of Circular Functions
  • Graphs of Circular Inverses
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Hyperbolic Functions
  • The Hyper Six
  • Hyperbolic Inverses
  • Hyper Facts
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Polar Coordinates
  • The Mathematician’s Way
  • Some Examples
  • Compression and Conversion
  • The Navigator’s Way
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 6 Three-Space and Vectors
  • Spatial Coordinates
  • Vectors in the Cartesian Plane
  • Vectors in the Polar Plane
  • Vectors in 3D
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part One
  • Part Two: How is Trigonometry Used?
  • Chapter 7 Scientific Notation
  • Subscripts and Superscripts
  • Power-of-10 Notation
  • Rules for Use
  • Approximation, Error, and Precedence
  • Significant Figures
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Surveying, Navigation, and Astronomy
  • Terrestrial Distance Measurement
  • Interstellar Distance Measurement
  • Direction Finding and Radiolocation
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Waves and Phase
  • Alternating Current
  • Phase Angle
  • Inductive Reactance
  • Capacitive Reactance
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Reflection and Refraction
  • Reflection
  • Refraction
  • Snell’s Law
  • Dispersion
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 11 Global Trigonometry
  • The Global Grid
  • Arcs and Triangles
  • Global Navigation
  • Quiz
  • Test: Part Two
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions
  • Suggested Additional References
  • Index