Precalculus
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In American mathematics education, precalculus, an advanced form of secondary school algebra, is a foundational mathematical discipline. It is also called introduction to Analysis. In many schools, Pre-Calculus is actually two separate courses: Algebra and Trigonometry. Pre-Calculus does not prepare students for Calculus as Pre-Algebra prepares students for Algebra 1. While Pre-Algebra teaches students many different fundamental algebra topics, Pre-Calculus does not involve calculus, but explores topics that will be applied in calculus.
In detail, precalculus deals with:
- Sets
- Real numbers
- Complex numbers
- Solving inequalities and equations
- Properties of functions
- Composite function
- Polynomial functions
- Rational functions
- Trigonometry
- Trigonometric functions and their inverses
- Trigonometric identities
- Conic sections
- Exponential functions
- Logarithmic functions
- Sequences and series
- Binomial theorem
- Vectors
- Parametric equations
- Polar coordinates
- Matrices
- Mathematical induction
- Limits
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- Exploring Pre-calculus - William Mueller
- FHS Precalculus Study Page - Oscar Krebs
- Pre-calculus - Math Forum
- Pre-calculus at MECCA (Memphis Educational Computer Connectivity Alliance)
- Online Graphing Calculator - WebGraphing.com
- Online Graphing Utility - nanoGrapher.nanoSouffle.net
- Precalculus information at Mathworld
- Precalculus course at TheMathPage
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