Syllabus for Precalculus

MATH 217

Chapter Four: Polynomial and Rational Functions
- 4.6 Rational Functions
Chapter Five: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- 5.1 Inverse Functions
- 5.2 Exponential Functions
- 5.3 Logarithmic Functions
- 5.4 Properties of Logarithms
- 5.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
- 5.6 Exponential, Logistic, and Logarithmic Models
Chapter Six: Trigonometric Functions
- 6.1 Angles and Their Measure
- 6.2 Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles
- 6.3 Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle Using Right Triangles
- 6.4 Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle Using the Unit Circle
- 6.5 Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
- 6.6 Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions
- 6.7 Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Chapter Seven: Trigonometric Identities and Equations
- 7.1 Verifying Identities
- 7.2 Sum and Difference Identities
- 7.3 Multiple-Angle Identities; Sum and Product Identities
- 7.4 Trigonometric Equations
Chapter Eight: Additional Topics in Trigonometry
- 8.1 The Law of Sines
- 8.2 The Law of Cosines
- 8.3 Polar Coordinates
- 8.4 Graphs of Polar Equations
- 8.5 Vectors
- 8.6 Dot Product of Vectors
- 8.7 Trigonometric Form of a Complex Number

Revised: 01-Jan-2009 .