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  • Do add new material and examples and make corrections. It all helps.
  • Decide whether new material is book 1,2 or 3. We want book 1 to be ready to use in K12 education. Book 3, especially the for-enthusiasts parts can progress to post-graduate level - that's fine - as long as it's still recognisably trig.
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Trigonometry Book 1

Book 1 is pre-calculus trigonometry. We assume the student is relatively new to algebra and 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 Enthusiasts" 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

Trig Functions for Triangles

Trig Functions as Functions

Trigonometry References

For Enthusiasts

Teachers Notes




Trigonometry Book 2

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

More on Trigonometric Identities

Going Spherical

Applications


Circles, Points and Triangles Associated with a Triangle

Application to Algebra

Surveying

Applications to Graphics

Where do These Belong?

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

for Enthusiasts

Teachers Notes



Scrap Heap

These are pages that are on the way out.



Trigonometry Book 3

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.

  • Introduction

Calculus and complex numbers

Basis Functions

Beyond the Fourier Transform

  • Eigenfunctions
  • Representation Theory
  • The Pontryagin Dual
  • Wavelets

Where do These Belong?

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

for Enthusiasts

Teachers Notes

Authors

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

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