Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
OOSL-0003
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
14 weeks (75 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Precalculus
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide a working knowledge of precalculus and its applications. Beginning with a review of algebraic operations, the course emphasizes solving and graphing equations that involve linear, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions and trigonometric functions.

Learning Outcomes:

  • perform operations on real numbers and polynomials
  • simplify algebraic, rational, and radical expressions
  • solve linear and quadratic equations and inequalities
  • solve word problems involving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities
  • solve polynomial, rational, and radical equations and applications
  • solve and graph linear, quadratic, absolute value, and piecewise-defined functions
  • perform operations with functions as well as find composition and inverse functions
  • graph quadratic, the square root, cubic, and cube root functions
  • graph and find zeros of polynomial functions
  • graph quadratic functions by completing the square, using the vertex formula, and using transformations
  • solve and graph exponential and logarithmic equations
  • express angle measure in degrees or radians
  • evaluate and simplify trigonometric expressions
  • know the six trigonometric functions and how to evaluate those trigonometric functions using positions on the unit circle with respect to the right triangle
  • graph trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions
  • use trigonometric functions to solve a right triangle and apply the law of sines and the law of cosines to solve triangles that are acute or obtuse
  • solve systems of linear equations and inequalities
  • model and solve applications using linear systems
  • evaluate and find partial sums of a series
  • evaluate and find sums of an arithmetic sequence and a geometric sequence
  • solve application problems involving arithmetic and geometric sequences and series
  • define, identify, and graph conic sections including a circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola

General Topics:

  • Polynomial and other equations
  • Functions and graphs
  • Operations on functions and analyzing graphs
  • Graphing polynomial and rational functions
  • Exponential and logarithmic functions
  • Exponential and logarithmic equations
  • An introduction to trigonometric functions
  • Trigonometric identities, transformations, and inverses
  • Applications of trigonometry
  • Systems of equations
  • Conic sections
  • Geometry and measurement
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Computer Based Training
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
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