This book emphasizes the intelligent application of approximation techniques to the type of problems that commonly occur in engineering and the physical sciences. Readers learn why the numerical methods work, what type of errors to expect, and when an application might lead to difficulties. The auth[...]

Focuses on teaching the essentials that students need to both fulfill their precalculus requirement and be fully prepared to succeed in calculus. This text presents a review of algebra and trigonometry while covering fundamental calculus concepts.[...]