MATH& 142 - Precalculus II

5 CR

Prepares students for the MATH 151/MATH 152/MATH 153 calculus sequence. Students work intensively with functional trigonometry and students are introduced to polar coordinates, plane analytic geometry, conic sections, and non-linear systems. Fulfills the quantitative or symbolic reasoning course requirement at BC. Note: Fulfills the quantitative or symbolic reasoning course requirement at BC.

Prerequisite(s): Placement by assessment, or MATH 141 with a C- or better.

Course Outcomes

Evaluate, analyze and graph trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions.
Solve trigonometric equations and non-linear systems of equations.
Verify trigonometric identities and simplify trigonometric expressions.
Analyze and graph conic sections and parametric equations.
Evaluate, analyze and graph functions expressed in polar coordinates.
Perform operations on vectors, including the dot product.
Solve application problems.

GenEd Outcomes: Creative and Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning

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