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We just got into the trig section of pre calc and I have come to the realization that I forgot most of the trig I was taught in high school. I'm looking for a solid trig book for self study so that I can catch up on what I should know.
physicsnoob93
Oct18-09, 11:05 AM
I've heard good things about the following:
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Math-Debra-Anne-Ross/dp/1598639854/ref=pd_sim_b_21
brainy kevin
Oct30-09, 08:54 PM
Trigonometry, Gelfand. I own it, and am in fact looking at it right now. I can guarantee it's a good one. It has creative problems, and many proofs. I highly recommend it.
symbolipoint
Oct31-09, 10:27 PM
I have a Larson&Hostetler(&Edwards?) Trigonometry book. Much of it is very, very good, but I struggled to understand about vectors, their projections, dot and cross products. I have studied more than once, in fact 3 or 4 times in my life and still not able to understand for more than a few seconds at a time, and just barely. Is this set of topics just difficult, or is this not the best book for this set of topics? Anybody know of a better Trigonometry book which treats these topics more clearly?
For basic trig:
http://www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/trig/
symbolipoint, wouldn't a linear algebra book be a better choice for learning vectors, etc.?
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