TY - BOOK AU - Peterson,John C. TI - Technical mathematics SN - 0766861880 AV - QA39.3 .P475 2004 U1 - 510 22 PY - 2004///] CY - Clifton Park, NY PB - Thomson/Delmar Learning KW - Mathematics N1 - Includes indexes; Preface --; Ch. 1; The Real Number System --; Ch. 2; Algebraic Concepts and Operations --; Ch. 3; Geometry --; Ch. 4; Functions and Graphs --; Ch. 5; Systems of Linear Equations and Determinants --; Ch. 6; Ratio, Proportion, and Variation --; Ch. 7; Factoring and Algebraic Fractions --; Ch. 8; Fractional and Quadratic Equations --; Ch. 9; Trigonometric Functions --; Ch. 10; Vectors and Trigonometric Functions --; Ch. 11; Graphs of Trigonometric Functions --; Ch. 12; Exponents and Radicals --; Ch. 13; Exponential and Logarithmic Functions --; Ch. 14; Complex Numbers --; Ch. 15; An Introduction to Plane Analytic Geometry --; Ch. 16; Systems of Equations and Inequalities --; Ch. 17; Matrices --; Ch. 18; Higher Degree Equations --; Ch. 19; Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Formula --; Ch. 20; Trigonometric Formulas, Identities, and Equations --; Ch. 21; Statistics and Empirical Methods --; Appendix A The Electronic Hand-Held Calculator --; Appendix B The Metric System --; Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises --; Computer Programs --; Index of Applications --; Index ER -