Trigonometry For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) |  | Author: Mary Jane Sterling
Publisher: For Dummies
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Pages: 384
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ISBN: 0764569031
Dewey Decimal Number: 516
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Publication Date: January 28, 2005
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Product Description
A plain-English guide to the basics of trig
From sines and cosines to logarithms, conic sections, and polynomials, this friendly guide takes the torture out of trigonometry, explaining basic concepts in plain English, offering lots of easy-to-grasp example problems, and adding a dash of humor and fun. It also explains the "why" of trigonometry, using real-world examples that illustrate the value of trigonometry in a variety of careers.
Mary Jane Sterling (Peoria, IL) has taught mathematics at Bradley University in Peoria for more than 20 years. She is also the author of the highly successful Algebra For Dummies (0-7645-5325-9).
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
 Math is the Spice of Life - Kids Need Good Guidance September 12, 2009
Mario Balestreri
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Added to Library with other books to help communicate ideas and thoughts to kids. Variety in communicating is a great way to see other angles to help kids figure out how things work.
I Love Math - Great Help for kids
 Are you kidding?? November 22, 2008
Lauren Gale (No Left Turn, NJ)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
18 pages in, and I find an egregious error:
Page 18:
Example: Find the area of a circle if the angle between the two radii forming the sector is 80 degrees and the diameter of the circle is 4.5 inches.
1. Find the area of the circle.
The area of the whole circle is A=(pi)r² = (pi) · (4.5)² = 3.14 · 20.25 = 63.585, or about 63½ square inches.
Now, either this is poor math (by not converting the diameter into radius), or poor editing (by meaning radius as opposed to diameter). Whichever it is, it doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the book.
Great, Practical Book with Good Topic Coverage June 18, 2008
Michael J. Kornegay (Savannah, GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book to understand basic trig concepts and to help you do real things in real life with trigonometry. From building a tree house for your daughter to calculating the distance to the moon, this book offers great coverage of trig plus practical applications!
 Trig March 7, 2008
Michele A. Yount (virginia)
0 out of 14 found this review helpful
I am not sure if it was helpful to my husband, but he has moved on to Calculus.
Excellent Book But Could Have Used a Proofreader Or Two December 19, 2007
Thomas P. Connolly (Richmond, VA USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was in a bit of a quandary as to how to rate this book. I bought the book and the companion "Trigonometry Workbook 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 the workbook, and to a lesser extent with the "Trigonometry for Dummies" book, is the large number of errors 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 in the workbook 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 this 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.
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