Title: Precalculus
Description: Comprehensive preparation for the regular calculus sequences, with introduction to derivatives. Careful development of rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, and their applications. Asymptotics and limits. Linear approximations, slope and derivatives, detailed curve sketching. General modeling examples. This course has been designated as a High Demand/Controlled Access (HD/CA) course. Students registering for HD/CA courses for the first time will have priority to do so.
Prerequisite: C or better in MAP 103 or level 3 on the mathematics placement exam. (Prerequisite must be met within one year prior to beginning the course.)
DEC: C
SBC: QPS
Credits: 3
Major Topics Covered:
- Functions and Graphs
- Composition and Inverse Functions
- Linear and Quadratic Functions and Graphs
- Polynomials and Rational Functions
- Exponential Functions and Logarithms
- Trigonometric Functions and Identities
- Inverse Trigonometric Functions
- Laws of Sine and Cosine
Undergraduate Bulletin Course Information
Course Webpages:
- Spring 2024 - Lecture 02
- Spring 2024
- Fall 2023
- Fall 2022
- Spring 2022
- Fall 2021
- Summer II 2021
- Summer I 2021
- Fall 2020
- Summer II 2020
- Summer I 2020
- Spring 2020
- Fall 2019 - Hybrid
- Spring 2019
- Fall 2018 - Hybrid
- Fall 2018
- Fall 2017
- Fall 2016
- Summer I 2016
- Spring 2016
- Winter 2016
- Fall 2015
- Summer I 2015
- Spring 2015
- Winter 2015
- Fall 2014
- Spring 2014
- Fall 2013
- Spring 2013
- Fall 2012
- Spring 2012
- Fall 2011
- Fall 2010
- Fall 2008
- Fall 2007
- Spring 2007
- Fall 2006
- Fall 2004
- Spring 2003
- Fall 2002