MATH-2412 Precalculus: Functions and Graphs


Kate Ryan

Credit Spring 2023


Section(s)

MATH-2412-011 (57361)
LEC MW 10:00am - 11:45am HYS HYS1 01212.00

Course Requirements

Prerequisites: MATH 1414 with a C or higher Or appropriate score on the ACC Higher Level Mathematics Placement Test.

Importance of Prerequisites: This is not a review course.  If you do not have current knowledge of the material in our MATH 1414 College Algebra for Precalculus, please ask your instructor about changing to a different course to better prepare for MATH 2412.


Readings

Textbook: College Algebra & Trigonometry, 1st Edition by Miller & Gerken. McGraw-Hill (ALEKS software) ISBN: 9780078035623

This course requires the use of ALEKS for online homework and textbook access.


Course Subjects

MATH 2412 Precalculus: Functions and Graphs (4-4-0). A course designed to prepare students for Calculus I (MATH 2413). Content includes the study of algebraic, rational, logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions, graphs, equations, and applications; trigonometric identities; parametric equations; conic sections; vectors; the polar coordinate system.


Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, a student should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of properties of functions.
  2. Recognize and apply algebraic and transcendental functions and solve related equations.
  3. Apply graphing techniques to algebraic and transcendental functions.
  4. Compute the values of trigonometric functions for key angles in all quadrants of the unit circle measured in both degrees and radians.
  5. Prove trigonometric identities.
  6. Solve right and oblique triangles.
  7. Graph and transform equations in polar coordinates and using parametric equations.
  8. Apply vector operations and use vectors to solve applications.
  9. Demonstrate knowledge of the graphs and applications of conic sections.

General Education Competencies

  1. Critical Thinking: gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and applying information is covered in every SLO.
  2. Quantitative and Empirical Reasoning: applying mathematical, logical, and scientific principles and methods is covered in every SLO.
  3. Technology Skills: using appropriate technology to retrieve, manage, analyze, and present information is covered in every SLO.
  4. Written, Oral and Visual Communication: communicating effectively adapting to purpose, structure, audience and medium is covered in every SLO.

Office Hours

T Th 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Online

NOTE Also T TH 3-4 pm

Published: 01/20/2023 19:03:41