MA416 PRE-CALCULUS TC

Course: MA416 Pre-Calculus TC

Grade: 10, 11, 12

Subject Area: Mathematics

Type: Standard, Potential College Credit

Credits: 1

Course Information:

This course covers skills needed for success in Calculus and many application areas at the baccalaureate level. Algebra topics include the real and complex number systems, polynomials, exponents, radicals, solving equations and inequalities, relations and functions, systems of equations and inequalities, graphing, and conic sections. Trigonometry topics include the unit circle, trigonometric functions, graphs, identities, equations, inverse functions, solutions of triangles, complex numbers, polar coordinates, and vectors.

Outcomes:

  • Graph piecewise functions, rational functions, linear and polynomial inequalities

  • Solve systems of equations by using the graphing calculator

  • Use linear programming procedures to solve real-world applications

  • Determine the continuity, end behavior, critical points and extrema of relations using the graphing calculator.

  • Locate zeros of polynomial functions

  • Use the unit circle to determine the value of trigonometric functions

  • Find side or angle measure by using the law of sines and the law of cosines

  • Graph and identify important characteristics of trigonometric function

  • Verify trigonometric identities including sum, difference, double-angle, and half-angle identities

  • Solve trigonometric equations

  • Solve exponential and logarithmic equations

  • Describe characteristics of the arithmetic, geometric, and infinite series

  • Determine whether series are convergent or divergent

  • Count sample spaces by using permutations and combinations

  • Use matrices to solve systems of equations

  • Compute probabilities including compound events and conditional probabilities

  • Compute probabilities including compound events and conditional probabilities

Prerequisites:

Minimum grade of C- in Algebra 2

Corequisites:

If you take this course, you must also take MA416-S2 – Pre-Calculus TC S2

Notes:

A TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator or comparable is required for this course.