Trig or treat : an encyclopedia of trigonometric identity proofs (TIPs), intellectually challenging games

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    • Yeo, Adrian

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Trig or treat : an encyclopedia of trigonometric identity proofs (TIPs), intellectually challenging games

Y E O Adrian

World Scientific, c2007

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This encyclopedia contains trigonometric identity proofs for some three hundred identities. The book is presented in the form of mathematical games for the reader's enjoyment and includes a concordance of trigonometric identities, enabling easy reference.Trig or Treat is a must-have for:* every student of trigonometry, to find the proofs for trigonometric identities that may be set in class or in exams;* every teacher of trigonometry, to have easy access to trigonometric identities of different levels of difficulty, to set assignments for different levels of students;* every library, to provide a ready resource for students* every aficionado of Sudoku, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, Tetris, and other games, who love an intellectual challenge.

Table of Contents

  • The Basics of Trig
  • Pythagoras' Theorem
  • Compound Angles
  • Double Angles
  • Half Angles
  • Angles in a Triangle
  • Sum and Difference of sin and cos
  • Practical Trig
  • Numerical Values of Special Angles
  • Graphs of sin, cos and tan for 0 -360
  • Appendices: Concordance of Trigonometric Identities
  • Encyclopedia of Trigonometric Identity Proofs (TIPs).

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