Strengthening the Precalculus Bridge: Enhancing the Precalculus Student's Understanding of Tangents to Conics, Biquadratic Equations, and Maxima and Minima

Many students face tremendous difficulty in high school and/or college level calculus courses. The author hopes that by introducing students to the following nontraditional three topics prior to calculus, students' understanding of calculus will be enhanced. This thesis focuses on the following...

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Main Author: DeFord, Dinah Lynn
Format: Others
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2007
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2084
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3445&context=etd