Trigonometry
From Theory to Application
- 1st Edition - February 10, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: João Ricardo Branco, Carla Fidalgo
- Language: English
Trigonometry: From Theory to Application introduces the basics of trigonometry and key areas of practice, fully considering in straightforward, pragmatic terms the charac… Read more
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Description
Description
Trigonometry: From Theory to Application introduces the basics of trigonometry and key areas of practice, fully considering in straightforward, pragmatic terms the characterization of triangles, coordinate transport, and coordinate systems, with emphasis on interpreting key concepts and applying them. The book begins with a review of basic trigonometric functions and their properties, and then moves on to trigonometric identities, equations, and practical applications. Special sections dedicated to real-world and technological problems demonstrate how trigonometry is applied in everyday situations, inspiring and motivating students to see the relevance of trigonometry beyond the classroom, across fields ranging from engineering to physics and beyond.
Each chapter is interconnected, ensuring that students build a solid and cumulative understanding of concepts, with detailed examples, varied exercises, and full-color illustrations.
Each chapter is interconnected, ensuring that students build a solid and cumulative understanding of concepts, with detailed examples, varied exercises, and full-color illustrations.
Key features
Key features
- Provides an engaging introduction to the fundamentals of trigonometry and key applications
- Walks logically through topics, from basic conventions to trigonometric relations, angles and reference values, identities and functions, equations, measurement systems, laws, theorems, and coordinate systems
- Considers a range of interdisciplinary applications, from engineering to physics and beyond
- Includes detailed examples, exercises, application case studies, and full-color illustrations
Readership
Readership
Undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD mathematics students
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Basics of Trigonometry
2. Characterization of triangles
3. Coordinate transport
4. Coordinate systems Appendix
2. Characterization of triangles
3. Coordinate transport
4. Coordinate systems Appendix
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 6, 2026
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
JB
João Ricardo Branco
João Ricardo Branco is a professor at Coimbra Polytechnic - Coimbra Institute of Engineering (ISEC), in Portugal. PhD in Applied Mathematics, graduate in Civil Engineering Sciences, and undergraduate in Financial Analysis. He has several scientific and pedagogic publications and his research interests are finance, mathematical education for engineers, and mathematical models for glioma proliferation and diffusion. He is a member of the Mathematics Centre of the University of Coimbra (CMUC), the Research Group on the Didactics of Mathematics in Engineering (GIDiMatE) and the Center for the Support of Mathematics in Engineering (CeAMatE).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Coimbra Institute of Engineering (ISEC), Coimbra Polytechnic, and Centre for Mathematics, University of Coimbra, PortugalCF
Carla Fidalgo
Carla Fidalgo, PhD in Mathematics from the University of Coimbra, is a professor at the Coimbra Polytechnic - Coimbra Institute of Engineering (ISEC), in Portugal. She was President of the Assembly of Representatives of ISEC for 13 years, a member of the General Council of IPC, and a member of the Advisory Board of ISEC. She has been a researcher at the Mathematics Centre of the University of Coimbra (CMUC), co-founder of the Research Group on the Didactics of Mathematics in Engineering (GIDiMatE), co-founder of the Center for the Support of Mathematics in Engineering (CeAMatE), and collaborator of the Center for Innovation and Study of Pedagogy in Higher Education (CINEP). She has been a member of scientific committees of national and international congresses and is the author of several publications both in Pure Mathematics and in Mathematics Didactics.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Coimbra Institute of Engineering (ISEC), Coimbra Polytechnic, PortugalView book on ScienceDirect
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