Precalculus is a fourth-year mathematics course option for students who have completed Advanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections (or the equivalent). The course is intended to provide students with opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of Algebraic concepts that are critical to the study of Calculus. Students will also deepen their understanding of trigonometry and its applications. The course includes the study and analysis of piecewise and rational functions; limits and continuity as related to piecewise and rational functions; sequences and series with the incorporation of convergence and divergence; conic sections as implicitly defined curves; the six trigonometric functions and their inverses; applications of trigonometry such as modeling periodic phenomena, modeling with vectors and parametric equations, solving oblique triangles in contextual situations, graphing in the Polar Plane; solutions of trigonometric equations in a variety of contexts; and the manipulation and application of trigonometric identities. Topics will be analyzed in multiple ways, including verbal and written, numerical, algebraic, and graphical presentations. Instruction and assessment should include the appropriate use of technology.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Advanced Algebra: Concepts and Connections.

• McGraw Hill PreCalculus ISBN 9780076641833
• Graphing Calculator
• Notebook
• Pencil
• Graph Paper