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Text: Precalculus, Enhanced with Graphing Utilities, 4th ed. by Sullivan & Sullivan, © 2006, Pearson/Prentice Hall

Course Outline

A) Functions and Their Graphs

• Functions
• Graphs
• Properties of Functions
• Library of Functions
• Piecewise-functions
• Graphing techniques
• Mathematical Models

B) Polynomial and Rational Functions

• Quadratic Functions
• Polynomial Functions
• Rational Functions
• Real Zeros
• Complex Zeros

C) Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

• Composite Functions
• One-to-One Functions
• Exponential Functions
• Logarithmic functions
• Growth and Decay

D) Trigonometric Functions

• Unit Circle
• Graphs of Sine, Cosine, Tangent
• Graphs of inverse trig functions
• Sinusoidal Curve Fitting
• Trigonometric identities
• Trigonometric Equations

E) Applications of Trigonometric Functions

• Laws of Sines & Cosines
• Area of a Triangle
• Harmonic motion

F) Polar Coordinates

• Polar Coordinates
• Polar Equations & Graphs
• The Complex Plane; De Moivre's Theorem

G) Analytic Geometry

• Conics
• Parabola
• Ellipse
• Hyperbola
• Rotation of Axes
• Polar forms of Conics
• Parametric Equations

H) Calculus Preview

• Limits
• Continuity
• The Derivative
• The Integral

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