MAT-1350 Precalculus Part I

Credits: 3
This course, the first in a two-semester sequence, prepares students majoring in scientific or technical fields for success in calculus and beyond. Students master operations on functions and learn to simplify results for a range of functions, including polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic. They apply analytical techniques to graph these functions, enhancing their ability to interpret and manipulate mathematical models. Students also solve problems using right triangle trigonometry and trigonometric functions, employing both analytical and graphical methods.

Prerequisite(s): Determined by placement methods

Course Outcomes

Analyze equations and their graphs, including algebraic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, and circles.
Perform operations on expressions and simplify results, including algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric expressions.
Perform operations on functions and simplify results, including algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions.
Solve equations and inequalities and verify solutions, including algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions, and trigonometric formulas.
Solve application problems, including quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric applications.