Good book recommendations on trigonometry

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I need to find a good book on trigonometry, I was using trigonometry demystified but I got sad when I read this line:

Now that you know how the circular functions are defined, you might wonder how the values are calculated. The answer: with an electronic calculator!

I know a book which seems to be really good: Loney's Plane Trigonometry, I'm just not sure if the book is up to date.

https://archive.org/details/treatiseonplanet00hobs – lab bhattacharjee May 16 '20 at 19:09 — lab bhattacharjee, May 16 '20 at 19:09

score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '13 at 15:38

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You might want to look at the following book references:

Trigonometry, I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Trigonometry Refresher (Dover Books on Mathematics), A. Albert Klaf, Mathematics
Schaum's Outline of Trigonometry, 5th Edition, Robert Moyer, Frank Ayres
Trigonometry, 8th Edition, Ron Larson ($$$)
Advanced Trigonometry, by C.V. Durell, A. Robson

You might also want to review online items. For example:

Enjoy!

answered Feb 22 '13 at 15:38

Amzoti

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score 13 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 05 '14 at 10:55

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Michael Corral's Trigonometry is excellent, building geometric foundations before transitioning to analytical aspects. It also helps that it's absurdly good-looking. It comes with a GNU Free Documentation License too.

answered Aug 05 '14 at 10:55

Cookie Monster

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score 12 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 22 '13 at 07:07

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Plane Trigonometry by S.L. Loney is the best book for trigonometry.The concepts are explained in a very good manner in the book.

answered Feb 22 '13 at 07:07

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score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 25 '15 at 14:56

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If you want to learn trigonometry from basic level then S.L.Loney's Plane Trigonometry is the best one. It takes us through various levels of understanding trigonometry gradually without the feel of difficulty.

answered Feb 25 '15 at 14:56

Hari Bala Krishnan

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 25 '15 at 08:37

An underrated source that's also low priced is Precalculus In A Nutshell by George F. Simmons: This was the last of the amazing textbooks by Simmons, which include such classics as An Introduction To Topology and Modern Analysis and Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes. Each of these books is marked by Simmons’ unique combination of detailed exposition, lively prose and conceptual clarity. This is his last and most elementary book and it’s no exception. Simmons’ purpose of this beautiful book is to condense into a readable, lucid treatment what he deemed essential for high school students to learn before learning basic calculus.He covers just what he deems necessary in algebra, geometry and trigonometry for mastering calculus-and I think his choice of topics is very good indeed. I think you'll find it very helpful.

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 22 '13 at 07:20

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Are you only interested in a Book, can I suggest a material that has lecture notes? A video? :) It has been an excellent learning material for many I know of.

ThinkWell Trignometry

As for a book, try this out as well:

Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

answered Feb 22 '13 at 07:20

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Yes. Anything that teaches me trigonometry will suffice. – Red Banana Feb 22 '13 at 08:24

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered May 02 '14 at 00:15

I also suggest the thinkwell but as a supplement not the main course. Larson is good but ridiculously expensive and klaf & durell are a little too much if don't already know something. Gelfand & Loney are generally a more rigorous and conceptually clear treatment of the subject. I have one other suggestion, which is free "Stitz & Zeager, trigonometry". This is also very good, only complaint a little dry and the appearance too spartan, even for a math book !

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 25 '15 at 07:59

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What about Trigonometry by Charles P. McKeague and Mark D. Turner?

answered Feb 25 '15 at 07:59

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Narasimham · Answer 9 · 2015-02-25T08:31:03.303

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Nothing changed much in basic Trigonometry for a century. Of Loney's book genre is another:

Henry Sinclair Hall, Samuel Ratcliffe Knight, Macmillan and Company, 1893 - Plane trigonometry - 404 pages

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answered Feb 25 '15 at 08:24

Narasimham

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yavuz · Answer 10 · 2017-03-04T18:44:36.023

Best trigonometry books which i read А.Ф.БЕРМАНТ, Н.М.БЕСКИН and И.М.ГЕЛФАНД trigonometry books but in russian you can also look at

1.Palmer C.I, Leigh C.w plane and spherical trigonometry old but really good book and plenty of physics applications 2. I.M Gelfand (russian version is much more rigorous) 3. Bettinger A.K Algebra and trigonometry 4. Swokowski E.W, Cole J.A Algebra and Trigonometry

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Jun 10 '18 at 18:48

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For those who understand Russian, the book "Спецыальный курс тригонометрии" by S. I. Novoselov ("Special course on Trigonometry") will be of a great value, alongside other wonderful books mentioned here.

answered Jun 10 '18 at 18:48

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