Mathbits Precalculus

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Virtual Math Lab -- This site, hosted by West Texas A&M University, offers free self-guided tutorials for beginning and intermediate algebra, college algebra, math for the sciences, and test prep for the math portions of the GRE and college placement tests.

Khan Academy -- Founded by MIT graduate Salman Khan, this site provides video tutorials for math students of all levels. Scroll down to find lessons in algebra, trigonometry, , precalculus, calculus, and more.

Hawkes TV features video lessons that correspond to Hawkes Learning Systems math textbooks and online course offerings. Subjects include basic math, beginning and intermediate algebra, pre-calculus, calculus, statistics, business math, and more.

Function Transformations at MathIsFun.com explains how altering different elements of a parent function can reposition and resize the function's graph; self-checking practice problems are included. More practice with parent functions and transformations is available at Desmos.com.

Harold Toomey's Parent Functions Cheat Sheet (PDF) includes graphs and characteristics for the basic functions students encounter in college algebra and trigonometry courses, along with "graphing tips" for performing transformations.

Understanding Algebra, by James W. Brennan, is a brief overview of pre-algebra and introductory algebra topics, written in an easy-to-understand style. Download in Kindle format from Amazon.com. Read in Amazon's free Kindle Cloud Reader or get the free Kindle app for your Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC.

Stitz-Zeager Open Source Mathematics lists links for College Algebra, College Trigonometry, Precalculus, 4th edition, and Chapter 0 Prerequisites textbooks in PDF format, as well as additional resources, such as downloadable ancillaries (quizzes and Power Points) and solution videos to accompany quizzes.

GoodCalculators.com -- A collection of online free online calculators for various purposes (statistics, 2D/3D shapes, Grade/GPA, budget, loan, mortgage, conversion, etc.). Works on computers, smart phones, and tablets. Use the online graphing calculator to plot functions and then save and print an image of the graph.

Google Graphing -- In the Google search box, type the word "graph" in front of a function and enter. The first result will be an interactive graph of the function. Try graph y = 3x^3 + 5x^2 - 3x + 7 .

The PreCalculus Math materials are a collection of on-line resources designed to be used by students and teachers (parents) in the study and review of a high school or college course in precalculus.

GeoGebra is dynamic mathematics software for all levels of education that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus in one easy-to-use package. GeoGebra is a rapidly expanding community of millions of users located in just about every country. GeoGebra has become the leading provider of dynamic mathematics software, supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and innovations in teaching and learning worldwide.

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