Syllabus for Precalculus

Tentative Schedule ( Subject to Change )

Date	Section	Title	Suggested Assignment
08/31	1.1	Real Numbers	41-65
	1.5	Equations	61-97
09/02	1.7	Inequalities	37-75
	1.8	Equation of a Circle	81-95
	1.10	Lines	15-35, 60
09/07	No Class
09/09	2.1	Functions	15-57, 65, 69
	2.2	Graphs of Functions	1-17, 24a, 26a, 29a, 32a
09/14	2.4	Transformation of Functions	1-17, 24a, 26a, 29a, 32a
	2.6	Modeling with Functions	1-17, 24a, 26a, 29a, 32a
09/16	2.7	Combining Functions	1-9, 17-44, 59
	Review
09/21	Exam 1
	2.5	Quadratic Functions	5-43, 59-63
09/23	3.1	Polynomial Functions	1-35, 73
09/28	3.3	Real Zeros of Polynomials	1-81
	3.4	Complex Numbers	1-77
09/30	3.5	Complex Zeros of Real Polynomials	1-57
	3.6	Rational Functions	1-31
10/05	3.6	Rational Functions	33-63
	2.8	1-1 Functions and Their Inverses	1-53
10/07	4.1	Exponential Functions	11-43
	Review
10/12	Exam 2
	4.2	Logarithmic Functions	3-63, 75
10/14	4.3	Properties of Log. Functions	1-55, 66
	4.4	Exp. and Log. Equations	1-53, 85b
10/19	4.5	Applications of Exp. and Log. Fun.	1-63, 72
	6.1	Angles and Radian Measure	1-63, 72
10/21	5.2	Def. of Trigonometric Functions	1-35
	6.3	Def. of Trigonometric Functions	9-30
	Review
10/26	Exam 3
	5.2	Properties of Trig. Functions	45-69
	6.3	Properties of Trig. Functions	37-42
10/28	5.2	Properties of Trig. Functions (Symmetry and Periodicity)	TBA
	5.3	Trigonometric Graphs	1-47
11/02	5.4	Trigonometric Graphs	7-51
	7.1	Proving Trigonometric Identities	1-93
11/04	7.2	Sum and Difference Identities	5-49
	7.3	Double- and Half- Angle Identities	1-79
11/09	6.2	Trigonometry of Right Triangles	23-27
	7.4	Inverse Trigonometric Functions	1-47, 53, 55
11/11	7.5	Trigonometric Equations	1-47, 63, 65
	Review
11/16	Exam 4
	6.2	Solution of Right Triangles	1-21, 29-45, 61-63
11/18	6.4	Laws of Sines	1-39
	6.5	Laws of Cosines	1-29, 37-49
11/23	10.1	Parabolas	1-43
	10.2	Parabolas	1-39
	10.4	Shifted Parabolas and Ellipses	TBA
11/25	10.3	Hyperbolas	1-37
	10.4	Hyperbolas	TBA
	9.1	Systems of Nonlinear Equations	1-35
11/30	11.1	Sequences and Summation	1-65
	Review
12/02	Exam 5
	11.2	Geometric Sequences	1-47, 59
12/07	11.3	Geometric Sequences	1-59, 72, 73
	11.5	Mathematical Induction	1-17
12/09	11.6	Binomial Theorem	1-35, 43
12/14	Review
12/21	Final Exam