Precalculus: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

Catalog description

Robust treatment of advanced algebraic skills and trigonometry that are vital in calculus. Algebra topics include functions, compositions, inverses, transformations, complex numbers, roots of polynomial functions, rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions and their properties. Trigonometry is approached via the unit circle as well as the right triangle. Topics include the trigonometric functions, their graphs and identities, inverse trigonometry, the laws of sine and cosine, vectors and the dot product with an application toward work, and polar coordinates and roots of complex numbers (deMoivre's theorem).