Barron's Trigonometry the Easy Way

by Douglas Downing

Explains the principles of trigonometry and includes practice exercises with answers.

Genres: Mathematics, Nonfiction, Education

310 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

Douglas Downing is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Seattle Pacific University, where he taught from 1983 to 2018. He holds a BS and a PhD in economics from Yale University. At SPU, he taught economics, quantitative methods, astronomy, and globalization. Dr. Downing also served in various leadership roles and authored 15 books, including a trilogy of math adventure novels. His 2015 book, Freedom, Opportunity, and Security, explores the relationship between economic policy and the political system.

Reviews

[Simone Konner]

An excellent way to add reading to the math classroom. Students will groan at first, but once they get into the story, they attend to learning trig and seem to have a deeper understanding of the material.

[Robert D]

A very creative and whimsical story-approach to learning trigonometry.