Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

ICS-0240

Organization:

Penn Foster College

Location:

Online

Length:

Self-paced (52 weeks)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	precalculus

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to cover precalculus concepts that all college students need as prerequisites to calculus and other related courses required in many undergraduate majors. Specific topics include exponents, logarithms, sequences, series, trigonometric functions, analytic trigonometry, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices, conic sections, polar coordinates, and limits.

Learning Outcomes:

demonstrate effective written and interpersonal communication skills
demonstrate computer and information literacy
demonstrate a high level of inquiry, analytical, and problem-solving skills
solve and graph exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric equations
convert angles from radians to degrees and vice versa
verify trigonometric identities
use right triangle trigonometry, the law of sines, and the law of cosines to solve
problems and plot points in the polar coordinate system
use multiple techniques to solve and graph systems of linear equations and inequalities
recognize, graph, and use equations for parabolas, hyperbolas, and ellipses
understand basic concepts of derivatives.