A Simple Approach to College Algebra and Trigonometry

This text is split into two sections and presents thorough reviews of elementary algebra and trigonometry. The text begins with a review of elementary algebra. Topics covered include inequalities, absolute value, relations, functions, graphs, properties of exponents, factoring polynomials, common factors, difference of squares, cubes, quadratic formulas, rational numbers, complex numbers and radical numbers. The second part of the text covers the following topics in trigonometry: planes, angles, degrees, radians, Pythagorean Theorem, trigonometric functions, acute angles, using tables to evaluate trig functions or to solve for missing angles and sides of a right triangle, reducing trig functions to positive acute angles and functions of negative angles.