Welcome to Pr-Calculus 12 H/ AP Pre calculus
This is a demanding course in which you will be expected to understand the concepts taught and learn to apply them to answer many different types of questions and problems. Mathematics is increasingly important in our technological society. Students require the ability to reason and communicate mathematically, to solve problems, and to understand and use mathematics. Skills in these areas create a mathematically literate citizen. Pr-calculus 12 is designed for students who have a particular interest in mathematics, or who have career aspirations in the fields of engineering, pure and applied science, economics, some business programs, or other areas requiring a higher level of mathematics. Generally, these are students who are going into science, economics or mathematics the course comprises, primarily, a high level study of theoretical mathematics with an emphasis on problem solving and mental mathematics.
Students are expected to know the following:
Transformations of functions and relations
Exponential functions and equations
Geometric sequences and series
Logarithms: operations, functions, and equations
Polynomial functions and equations
Rational functions
Trigonometry: functions, equations, and identities