This textbook presents graphic, numeric and analytic approaches to the study of precalculus concepts from college algebra. It includes application of appropriate technology including graphing calculators to model, analyze and interpret a collection of data or to solve real-world application problems from a variety of disciplines. Topics include: the real number system
algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions and their inverses
graphing techniques for polynomial and rational functions
complex numbers
theory of equations
partial fractions
mathematical induction
sequences and series
matrices
and the binomial theorem.