Precalculus Honors

Course Title:  PRECALCULUS HONORS
Grade Open to:  11-12       Semester: 1 & 2       Credit: 1.0
Prerequisite Course/Grade Recommendation:  Placement in Honors Sequence / C or better in Algebra 2 Honors
Fees:  None
This course is designed for students who have demonstrated a strong foundation in Algebra II Honors and is the prerequisite for Calculus Honors.  All of the topics in Precalculus will be covered in greater depth and at a more accelerated pace.  More emphasis is placed upon the theory of equations and topics will be approached from a graphic, numeric, and symbolic points of view.
Graphics calculator required (TI-83+, TI-84 or TI84+ preferred).

PreCalculus is an in depth study at an accelerated pace of the following topics:

1. Review of algebra concepts
2. Functions and Graphs
3. Polynomial and Rational functions
4. Exponential and Logarithmic functions
5. Trigonometry
6. Analytic trigonometry
7. Additional topics in trigonometry
8. Polar equations and coordinate system
9. System of equations and inequalities
10. Sequences, counting principles, and probability
11. Vectors
12. Introduction to limits

Text:  Advanced Mathematics: Precalculus with Discrete Mathematics and Data Analysis. Brown. McDougal Littell: Houghtin Mifflin

Teacher:  T. Singler   

(X5895 voice mail)           email: tsingler@learningcommunity202.org

            Mathematics Department

            Plainfield South High School

            7800 W. Caton Farm Rd.

            Palinfield, IL 60586

                   Main office: 439-5555
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