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Pre-Calculus H

 

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BISHOP ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL

Alma Runey

Course Content:

 

· Right triangle trigonometry

· Oblique triangle trigonometry

· Circular trigonometry

· Trigonometric graphs, identities, and equations

· Real number field and their properties and Complex Numbers

· Review solving linear, quadratic, and absolute value equations and inequalities

· Review writing the equation of a line and computing slope

· Radicals and rational exponents

· Operations, equations, and inequalities with polynomials and rational expressions

· Logarithms and exponential equations

· Linear, quadratic, cubic, piece-wise, absolute value and square root functions

· Algebra of functions

· Conic sections

· Sequences and series

· Limits to infinity, at a point, and one-sided limits

· Continuity at a domain value

· Polynomial and rational graphs using limit concepts as an aid

· Rules for finding derivatives

· Graphs of polynomial functions using derivatives

· Maximum and minimum word problems

· Position functions

· Trigonometric derivative rules

· Implicit differentiation

Materials:

 

Precalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach, Fourth Edition

Larson, Hostetler, & Edwards  Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005

ISBN: 0-618-39480-X

 

Texas Instruments: TI-83 Plus graphing calculator

Course Overview

 

This course covers an in-depth study of trigonometry and circular functions, algebra review, sequences, series, limits, and an introduction to differential calculus.