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Book SynopsisThe best-selling introductory mathematics textbook for students on engineering and science degree and pre-degree courses. Sales stand at more than half a million copies world-wide. Its unique programmed approach really works! Many thousands of students have found that they understand and excel through using this book. It takes you through the mathematics in a step-by-step fashion with a wealth of examples and exercises. The text demands that you engage with it by asking you to complete steps that you should be able to manage from previous examples or knowledge you have acquired, while carefully introducing new steps. By working with the authors through the examples, you become proficient as you go. By the time you come to trying examples on your own, confidence is high. Aimed at undergraduates on Foundation and First Year degree programmes in all Engineering disciplines and Science. The Foundation section covers mathematics from GCSE onwards to allow for revision and gap-filling, a
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Table of ContentsPART I: FOUNDATION TOPICS Arithmetic Introduction to Algebra Expressions and Equations Graphs Linear Equations Polynomial Equations Binomials Partial Fractions Trigonometry Functions Trigonometric and Exponential Functions Differentiation Integration PART II Complex Numbers 1 Complex Numbers 2 Hyperbolic Functions Determinants Matrices Vectors Differentiation Differentiation Applications Tangents, Normals and Curvature Sequences Series 1 Series 2 Curves and Curve Fitting Partial Differentiation 1 Partial Differentiation 2 Integration 1 Integration 2 Reduction Formulas Integration Applications 1 Integration Applications 2 Integration Applications 3 Approximate Integration Polar Coordinate Systems Multiple Integrals First-Order Differential Equations Second-Order Differential Equations Introduction to Laplace Transforms Statistics Probability Answers.