Complex sentence: Precalculus does not prepare students for calculus as pre-algebra prepares students for Algebra I. While pre-algebra teaches students many different fundamental algebra topics, precalculus does not involve calculus, but explores topics that will be applied in calculus.
Split into simpler sentences: Precalculus does not prepare students for calculus as prealgebra prepares students for Algebra 1. While prealgebra teaches students many different fundamental algebra topics, precalculus does not involve calculus, but explores topics that will be applied in calculus.