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Description

This full year course prepares students for Calculus. The central focus of this course is function analysis and advanced trigonometry. During the first semester, students will focus on linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Students will also look at graphs of functions, inverses, real-life applications, and analytic geometry. During the second semester, students will focus on topics on advanced trigonometry. Topics covered include trigonometric and circular functions, their inverses and graphs, relations among the parts of a triangle, trigonometric identities and equations, solutions of right and oblique triangles and their applications to real-world problems. This course is designed to be a complete full-year Pre-Calculus course offering.

Graphing calculators are used frequently in each lesson to familiarize students with the basics of graphing calculator use, to demonstrate concepts, to facilitate problem solving, and to verify results of problems solved algebraically.

Prerequisites

Student must have completed Algebra 2 and Geometry. Please Note: This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.

Course Objectives

Students will be able to:

Perform arithmetic operations with polynomials and rational expressions
Analyze functions using different representations
Build functions that model relationships
Identify trigonometric functions using the unit circle
Identify and apply trigonometric identities
Interpret and apply complex numbers
Use equations to describe conic sections
Perform operations and model vector quantities
Perform operations on matrices and use matrices in applications

Additional Requirements

Students should have a TI-83/TI-84 graphing calculator.

Details

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Discipline: Mathematics

Level: High School Standard

Program: High School

Grade: 10, 11, 12, 13

When Offered: Fall

Duration: 35 weeks

Lab Kit Purchase Required: No

Accredited: Certified by NCAA for initial-eligibility (VHS Learning School Code:221356), Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges