Precalculus Preview – 10 hours
Course Outline by Day
- Day 1: Algebra 2 revisited; graphs; graphing calculator; functions; quadratics
- Day 2: Synthetic division & polynomial functions; rational functions, discontinuities, and end behavior; conic sections (parabolas, circles, ellipses, hyperbolas; exponential & logarithmic functions
- Day 3: Radical functions; systems of equations; matrices & determinants; triangle trig
- Day 4: Trigonometric functions; polar & parametric equations; limits; sequences & series
- Day 5: Review; Q & A
Outside Resourses:
- Get a personal path through PRECALCULUS HERE: https://www.khanacademy.org/mission/precalculus
- For Day 1: Graphing (http://bit.ly/VsXXGu)
- For Day 2: Synthetic Division (http://bit.ly/1nZki5o); Rational Functions (http://bit.ly/1uEIWAy); Conic Sections (http://bit.ly/1pzFuUE)
- For Day 3: Exponential & Logarithmic Functions (http://bit.ly/1t4QJ8L); Radical Functions (http://bit.ly/1t75bv6); Systems of Equations (http://bit.ly/1pzFYdt)
- For Day 4: Matrices (http://bit.ly/1pmoil3); Trig (http://bit.ly/1m4TAZ9, http://bit.ly/1sLk8Gj)
- For Day 5: Polar Coordinates & Parametric Equations (http://bit.ly/VsZ3SK) Limits (http://bit.ly/1t4P036); Sequences & Series (http://bit.ly/1l9Y85T)
How this Class Works
- It’s a class with a workshop feel
- Some instruction, some practice every class
- Precalc Diagnostic Test
- Text: Easy Precalculus Step-by-Step
- Grades and HW. NOT!
- But that doesn’t mean you can’t do some HW if you want 😉
- Teamwork
Registration
Required Text: Easy Precalculus
Dates/Times for 2022: August 8-12, 2002, 5:00-7:00pm ET in WeHa and ONLINE
