PRE-CALCULUS

This course is a prerequisite for taking Calculus College Prep and AP Calculus AB or BC and provides an excellent background for students planning to take a rigorous calculus course in college. Units of study include (1) inverse functions, (2) solving polynomial and rational equations, (3) exponential and logarithmic functions, (4) trigonometric functions, (5) analytic trigonometry, (6) laws of sine and cosine, (7) systems of equations, (8) conics, (9) sequences and series, (10) limits, and an introduction to calculus. Extended topics can include parametric and polar equations.