Pre-calculus

YEAR-LONG COURSE GOALS (Essential Standards)

I can graph rational functions and identify key features of the graph. (Semester 1)

I can simplify trigonometric expressions and use trigonometry to solve triangles. (Semester 1)

I can find the determinant of a matrix and use matrices to solve systems of equations. (Semester 2)

I can write equations for conic sections and graph them. (Semester 2)

COURSE OVERVIEW

Semester 1 of this course has the following units:

• Functions - ES #1

• Inequalities

• Trigonometric Functions 

• Analytic Trigonometry - ES #2

• Complex Numbers and Polar Coordinates

• Vectors

Semester 2 of this course has the following units:

• Matrices

• Systems and Matrices - ES #3

• Series

• Analytic Geometry - ES #4

• Applications of Probability