Course ID: | UNIV 1110. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Introduction to Pre-Calculus |
Course Description: | This course intends to help students develop skills necessary for
success in Precalculus. |
Oasis Title: | Introduction to Pre-Calculus |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | * Students will be able to develop and understand transferable
pre-calculus skills necessary for success in Precalculus and
beyond
* Students will be able to identify, evaluate, perform operations
on, and find the domain, range, and inverse of functions
* Students will be able to draw common graphs along with
transformations and reflections
* Students will be able to create, graph, evaluate, interpret,
and solve real world applications involving linear, quadratic,
exponential, and logarithmic functions
* Students will be able to define and evaluate the six
trigonometric functions using degrees and radians
* Students will be able to draw the graph of sine and cosine
functions |
Topical Outline: | Review of algebraic concepts
Concepts of functions
Determine function values, domain and range
Performing operations on functions
Find inverse functions
Graphs of common functions and circles including graphs involving
transformations and reflections
Determine where functions are increasing or decreasing and where
functions have local or absolute maximum or minimum values
Linear and quadratic functions
Recognize, evaluate, and graph linear and quadratic functions
Find x and y intercepts, slope, vertex, axis of symmetry, or
maximum and minimum values
Solve real world application problems involving linear and
quadratic relationships
Exponential and logarithmic functions
Recognize, evaluate, and graph exponential and logarithmic
functions
Find x and y intercepts and vertical or horizontal asymptotes
Solve real world application problems involving exponential and
logarithmic relationships
Introduction to the trigonometric functions
Definition of the six trig functions using right triangles and
angles in standard position
Drawing the graphs sine and cosine functions |
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and the Student Honor Code. All academic work must meet the
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Lack of knowledge of the academic honesty policy is not a
reasonable explanation for a violation. Questions related to
course assignments and the academic honesty policy should be
directed to the instructor. |