Topics covered depend on the textbook used, but include linear systems, matrices, quadratic equations, complex numbers, variation, and systems of linear inequalities. In an age with ever-increasing amounts of information and data, it is important for students to be able to separate the useful from the extraneous. This course helps students become numerically literate and, therefore, more informed citizens who can critically read and interpret a variety of data. Topics include sampling techniques, uses and abuses of statistics, reading charts and graphs, descriptive statistics, probability, inferential statistics and hypothesis testing. This course offers a comprehensive study of circular and trigonometric functions.
Emphasis is placed on applying trigonometry to model real-life applications.
Topics include radian measure, trigonometric functions, solving right triangles, graphing trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, law of sines, law of cosines, solving coordinates, polar graphing and parametric equations. When combined with the precalculus major, this course can equal a yearlong precalculus course. Additional topics may include analytical geometry, polar coordinates and parametric equations. Emphasis is placed on the derivation, applications and extension of these topics to create a strong foundation for calculus. Students are required to have a TI-83 graphing calculator or its equivalent for this class.