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Trigonometry Book 1

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Book 1 is pre-calculus trigonometry. We assume the student is relatively new to algebra and can do algebra step by step.

Many of the pages have closely related free/YouTube videos at the Khan Academy. This is by design. Many students find the video presentation helpful with learning mathematical material.

As with all three trigonometry books, we have a "For Enthusiasts25% developed" section, which is for the student who finds the normal content and pace too slow and too easy, and yet still needs exercises and practice with Book 1 trigonometry.

Lengths, Angles and Areas in Triangles

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Trig Functions for Triangles

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Trig Functions as Functions

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Trigonometry References

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For Enthusiasts

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Teachers Notes

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Trigonometry Book 2

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Book 2 is also pre-calculus trigonometry. However, the algebra moves at a brisker pace than in Book 1. The topics are not central to understanding trigonometry as it is usually taught in schools, now that a lot of former content has been dropped.

One rule of thumb of the topics in Book 2 is the union of the set of all topics in high-school contest related to trigonometry, applications, and the topics in the classical book Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by Palmer (link), subtracting any thoroughly discussed topics in Book 1, and excluding any topic that requires substantial use of calculus or the concept of limit (which should be done in Book 3).

The topics are useful, for example, for students interested in maths contests. In the enthusiasts section there are topics and exercises that are useful to students who will go on to do work with computer graphics.

Book 2 trigonometry deepens the understanding of the many relationships between triangles and circles. It also shows how to tackle some harder trigonometric function identities.

More Geometry

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More on Trigonometric Identities

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Going Spherical

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Applications

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Circles, Points and Triangles Associated with a Triangle

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Application to Algebra

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Surveying

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Applications to Graphics

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Where do These Belong?

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This section is for Book 2 pages where we don't yet know how they should fit in.

for Enthusiasts

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Teachers Notes

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Scrap Heap

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These are pages that are on the way out.



Trigonometry Book 3

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Book 3 uses and builds on calculus, complex numbers, matrices. We assume the student is relatively fluent with algebra. We will often combine simple steps to keep proofs/explanations short. Book 1 is a prerequisite, but book 2 isn't.

There are many computing related topics, particularly in the "for Enthusiasts" section.

Calculus and complex numbers

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Basis Functions

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Beyond the Fourier Transform

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Where do These Belong?

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This section is for Book 3 pages where we don't yet know how they should fit in.

for Enthusiasts

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Teachers Notes

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Authors

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Lmov, Alsocal, Robinson0120,
Evil saltine, JEdwards, llg, Programmermatt, Douglas W. Mitchell

Also thanks to the many contributors to mathematical articles on Wikipedia from which some of the content has been lifted.