Bibliograph

Concepts in precalculus, Discovery Communications, Inc

Type

Label

Concepts in precalculus, Discovery Communications, Inc

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated; Grades 9-12

Main title

Concepts in precalculus

Oclc number

70009801

Responsibility statement

Discovery Communications, Inc

Runtime

112

Series statement

Discovery school. Math

Summary

[Disc 1]. Explore the use of trigonometry to solve real-world problems. See how math developed during the golden age of the Moors, how the law of cosines aids land surveying and aircraft navigation. Learn about the law of sines, explore sine waves in music, and use the sine function to measure ocean wave activity, including tsunamis. [Disc 2]. Features math and the world view in the Indus Valley, including applications of infinite series found in Zeno's Paradox, joint probability in sporting events, conditional probability and the effects of overfishing, and limits and infinity in the context of astronomy

Table Of Contents

[Disc 1]. Trigonometry -- [Disc 2]. Limits, infinity and probability

Target audience

adolescent

Technique

live action

Contributor