Precalculus, 12th edition is a high-quality text, with Sullivan’s proven cycle of continuous preparation and retention including preparation for class, practice with homework, and review concepts.

Concept reviews: Preparing for This Section, Now Work, and Are You Prepared? Sections evaluate comprehension of earlier concepts before proceeding to newer material. Need to Review? refresh skills needed for the material.

Engaging content: Showcase examples offer a step-by-step approach to solving a problem. Model It examples and exercises encourage building a mathematical model from verbal descriptions or data. Seeing the Concept features strengthen understanding through graphing exploration. Career Tips and Fun Facts apply topics to the real world. Caution notes help avoid common mistakes. Calculus icons highlight essential study information.

Study features: In Words translates math into simple English, helping focus on the concept of a given formula, definition or theorem. Occasional Note further clarify reasoning or make connections to earlier concepts.

Visual resources: Includes Desmos and TI-84 graphing utility screen that captures and aids visualization of concepts and connects equations, data, and graphs. Desmos simplifies finding local extrema, intercepts, implicit equations, and polar curves.

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