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Want to be ready for college math? Glencoe Pre-Calculus is just what you need. We explore the content of all advanced topics to ready you for calculus.
Special Notes: This is Part One of a two-part course. Students are expected to register for Part Two. Mrs. Breier provides daily recorded lectures for remaining weekly lessons in addition to the 14 recorded classes.
Total class meetings: 14
Duration of each class: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: Algebra 2 or equivalent
Suggested grade level: 11th-12th
Suggested credit: One full semester of math
Description
After a brief review of algebra, this pre-calculus course will dive deep into an advanced understanding of solving and graphing functions including rational, logarithmic, and trigonometric. Exploring applications of systems of equations and matrices concludes part 1.
Outline
Week 1: Preparing for Precalculus
Week 2-3: Functions
Week 4-5: Power, Polynomial, and Rational Functions
Week 6-7: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Week 8-9: Trigonometric Functions
Week 10-11: Trigonometric Identities and Equations
Week 12-14: Systems of Equations and Matrices
Materials and Homework
Course materials: Glencoe Precalculus (print edition ISBN 9780076602186; one-year digital subscription available – please contact Mrs. Breier at minimum 10 business days before the beginning of the course if you are interested in the digital copy), a graphing calculator (TI-84 plus or similar), graph paper, a straightedge, a protractor, and a compass.
Homework: Daily assignments (aside from test days) taking ~30 minutes (not including watching daily lessons), with weekly quizzes or tests.
