Trigonometry Workbook For Dummies
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Trigonometry Workbook For Dummies

1st Edition

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Price
$11.98
Format
Paperback
Pages
320
Publisher
For Dummies
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0764587818
Dimensions
8 x 0.7 x 9.9 inches
Weight
15.2 ounces

Description

From the Inside Flap Practice on hundreds of beginning-to-advanced trig problems Practice on hundreds of beginning-to-advanced trig problems Review key trig concepts Review key trig concepts Get complete answer explanations for all problems Get complete answer explanations for all problems From angles to functions to identities — solve trig equations with ease Got a grasp on the terms and concepts you need to know, but get lost halfway through a problem or worse yet, not know where to begin? No fear — this hands-on-guide focuses on helping you solve the many types of trigonometry equations you encounter in a focused, step-by-step manner. With just enough refresher explanations before each set of problems, you'll sharpen your skills and improve your performance. You???ll see how to work with angles, circles, triangles, graphs, functions, the laws of sines and cosines, and more! 100s of Problems! Step-by-step answer sets clearly identify where you went wrong (or right) with a problem Get the inside scoop on graphing trig functions Know where to begin and how to solve the most common equations Use trig in practical applications with confidence THE DUMMIES WORKBOOK WAY Quick, refresher explanations Step-by-step procedures Hands-on practice exercises Ample workspace to work out problems Online Cheat Sheet A dash of humor and fun Get smart! @www.dummies.com Find listings of all our books Find listings of all our books Choose from many different subject categories Choose from many different subject categories Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com Practice on hundreds of beginning-to-advanced trig problems Practice on hundreds of beginning-to-advanced trig problems Review key trig concepts Review key trig concepts Get complete answer explanations for all problems Get complete answer explanations for all problems From angles to functions to identities x97 solve trig equations with ease Got a grasp on the terms and concepts you need to know, but get lost halfway through a problem or worse yet, not know where to begin? No fear x97 this hands-on-guide focuses on helping you solve the many types of trigonometry equations you encounter in a focused, step-by-step manner. With just enough refresher explanations before each set of problems, you'll sharpen your skills and improve your performance. You???ll see how to work with angles, circles, triangles, graphs, functions, the laws of sines and cosines, and more! 100s of Problems! Step-by-step answer sets clearly identify where you went wrong (or right) with a problem Get the inside scoop on graphing trig functions Know where to begin and how to solve the most common equations Use trig in practical applications with confidence THE DUMMIES WORKBOOK WAY Quick, refresher explanations Step-by-step procedures Hands-on practice exercises Ample workspace to work out problems Online Cheat Sheet A dash of humor and fun Get smart! @www.dummies.com Find listings of all our books Find listings of all our books Choose from many different subject categories Choose from many different subject categories Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com Mary Jane Sterling has been a mathematics teacher for more than 30 years. Read more

Features & Highlights

  • From angles to functions to identities - solve trig equations with ease Got a grasp on the terms and concepts you need to know, but get lost halfway through a problem or worse yet, not know where to begin? No fear - this hands-on-guide focuses on helping you solve the many types of trigonometry equations you encounter in a focused, step-by-step manner. With just enough refresher explanations before each set of problems, you'll sharpen your skills and improve your performance. You'll see how to work with angles, circles, triangles, graphs, functions, the laws of sines and cosines, and more! 100s of Problems! * Step-by-step answer sets clearly identify where you went wrong (or right) with a problem * Get the inside scoop on graphing trig functions * Know where to begin and how to solve the most common equations * Use trig in practical applications with confidence

Customer Reviews

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Too Many Errors; Proofreading is Missing

I was in a bit of a quandary as to how to rate this book. I bought the book and the companion "Trigonometry for Dummies" to refresh my trig skills, long rusted after nearly 50 years of little use. Both books are really quite good although the workbook could be more comprehensive. The big problem with this workbook, and to a lesser extent with the "Trigonometry for Dummies" book, is the large number of errors and typos in the book. One works out a very complicated identity problem only to find that the stated problem is different from the problem answered due to typographical errors. I don't think I went seven pages without finding an error. Most of the errors were changed minus or plus signs. This made maintaining confidence in the book very difficult.

One would think that a big publisher like Wiley would employ competent proofreaders. I would also expect them to have an errata sheet somewhere on their web page. But, nooo, nothing helpful there at all except a glossary they forgot to put in the main trig book.

Overall, both books were very helpful, with the exception of not having a lot of confidence that the answer to the problem I was trying to solve would be correct.
52 people found this helpful
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They should stop printing this and fix the errors

There is absolutely no way that this item should have a 4.5 star rating. I am giving it 1 star for the errors alone. There must be 40-50 errors (by errors I mean wrong answers to problems) in this book. Normally I would keep track, but in this case there were just too many. This book shouldn't have been allowed to go into print like this and Mary Jane Sterling should be ashamed to show her face in her classroom. Completely unacceptable. I'm glad she didn't write a book on how to wire a house! I did every single problem in Michael Kelley's Humongous Book of Algebra problems and his Humongous Book of Geometry problems. Between the two books there may have been 6 or 7 errors and there were 1,000+ problems in each. I did every problem in this book too, as Mr. T would say "I pity the fool that has never had Trigonometry before and relies on this book" - you're in for a world of hurt if you can't identify the errors.

Furthermore, explanations are mediocre at best. The Trigonometric Identities section was the only redeeming quality. I don't doubt she's a good mathematician, but she's no writer. I'm not going to detail all of this the errors alone warrant a one star review.

Edit: I took a college trig course after reading this book. Skip this altogether, get a textbook, and work out of the text book. I can't overstate enough how lacking this book is compared to a text book.
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Trig Workbook is updated with corrections.

This workbook had a new release in June 2014 that corrected the previous errors in the book. This is the new release.
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Trigonometry Workbook for Dummies

I purchased this workbook for my grandson to augment the material he is using in school. It has helped him immeasureably in understanding trigonometry and going a bit farther than the classroom curriculum goes. He has shown increased interest in the subject as a result.
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Hard to use

Difficult to use even for a dummy
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Good purchase

Good practice book
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Five Stars

works well
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great for practice

Used this along with the Trigonometry for dummies book, great for practice.
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Trigonometry Workbook For Dummies

I need this book as a reference book for seventh grade math since written on a level that seventh graders can comprehend. Additionally, the examples in the workbook are applicable and adequate for seventh graders. It seems that Amazon.com is my ‘turn to place’ to find books that I need. It is a total waste of time to try to find books locally, either their web site are convoluted or misrepresent themselves to draw you into their establishments. I give Amazon.com an ‘Atta boy.’
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Not a great resource for teachers

If you are looking for extra trig explanations, this workbook is o.k. But I'm a teacher and wanted it for extra practice for my students there aren't really enough problems for that. So far I haven't used it at all.
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