Functions Modeling Change: A Precalculus Course
by Marcel B. Finan
Publisher: Arkansas Tech University 2003
Number of pages: 239
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This supplement consists of the author's lectures of a freshmen-level mathematics class offered at Arkansas Tech University. The text represents a serious effort to produce exposition that is accessible to a student at the freshmen or high school levels.
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