Hungerford approaches the subject of precalculus by integrating graphing technology into the course without losing sight of the fact that the underlying mathematics is the crucial issue. Mathematics is presented in an informal manner that stresses meaningful motivation, careful explanations, and numerous examples, with an ongoing focus on real-world problem solving.

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Contemporary Precalculus through Applications gives your students a solid grounding in the analysis of elementary functions, plus challenging and thought-provoking applications in realistic modeling situations. Data analysis and connections to discrete mathematics are integrated throughout the text. Students who complete Contemporary Precalculus through Applications can proceed to a calculus course, a statistics course, or to a finite mathematics course.