MATH 1113 Syllabus

Subject Code

MATH

Course Number

1113

Course Title

Precalculus

Prerequisites

MATH 1111 with a grade of C or higher or appropriate math placement test score.

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered every semester

Credit Hours

(3-0-3)

Course Description

This course prepares students for calculus. The topics discussed include an intensive study of polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs. Applications include simple maximum and minimum problems, as well as exponential growth and decay.

Course Outcomes

Define a logarithm and use logarithmic properties

 

Order

Description

1

Define a logarithm

2

Use logarithmic properties to determine values of logarithmic expressions

3

Solve logarithmic and exponential equations using properties of logarithms

 

Define and graph a logarithmic function; find domain and range; and solve applications

 

Order

Description

1

Define a logarithmic function

2

Determine  the domain and range of logarithmic functions

3

Draw the graph of logarithmic functions

4

Solve applications involving logarithmic functions

 

Define, determine domain and range, and graph the six circular functions

 

Order

Description

1

Define the six circular functions

2

Describe the domain and range of the six circular functions

3

Draw the graph of circular functions using amplitude, period, and phase shift

 

Define the six trigonometric functions; use to solve right/oblique triangles and solve applications

 

Order

Description

1

Define six trigonometric functions

2

Solve right triangles using trigonometric functions

3

Solve applications involving right triangles using the trigonometric functions

4

Solve oblique triangles using the law of sines and law of cosines

 

Use trigonometric identities to prove other identities and work with the inverse trig. functions

 

Order

Description

1

Use the fundamental trigonometric identities to prove other identities

2

Use the sum and difference identities to prove other identities

3

Use the double angle and half-angle identities to prove other identities

4

Determine  the domain and range of the trigonometric functions and their inverses

5

Draw the graph of the trigonometric functions and their inverses

 

Define and work with vectors

 

Order

Description

1

Define vectors

2

Find the components of a vector

3

Perform operations on vectors

4

Solve application problems involving vectors

 

Define and work with complex numbers

 

Order

Description

1

Define a complex number

2

Describe complex numbers in standard, rectangular, polar, and trigonometric forms

3

Draw the graph of a complex number on the Argand diagram

4

Perform operations on complex numbers

5

Use DeMoivre's Theorem to find powers and roots of complex numbers

 

Define basic concepts related to functions and their graphs

 

Order

Description

1

Define Function

2

Define domain and range of function

3

Define maximum and minimum values of a function

4

Define increasing, decreasing, and constant functions

5

Define end behavior of a function

6

Define zeros and roots of a function

7

Define transformation of a function

 

Graph a function using a graphing calculator

 

Order

Description

1

Draw the graph of a function using a graphing calculator

 

Define and graph linear functions and solve applications involving them

 

Order

Description

1

Define a linear function

2

Draw the graph of a linear function

3

Solve applications that involve linear functions

 

Define and graph quadratic functions and solve applications involving them

 

Order

Description

1

Define a quadratic function

2

Draw the graph of a quadratic function

3

Determine  the vertex and the maximum or minimum value of a quadratic function

4

Solve applications involving quadratic functions

 

Perform operations involving functions including finding the inverse of a function

 

Order

Description

1

Determine  the sum of two functions

2

Determine  the difference of two functions

3

Determine  the product of two functions

4

Determine  the quotient of two functions

5

Determine  the composition of two functions

6

Compute  a the value of a composition of two functions given a domain value

7

Determine  the inverse of a function

 

Define and graph polynomial functions including end behavior and zeros (real and imaginary)

 

Order

Description

1

Define polynomial functions

2

Draw the graph of a polynomial function

3

Determine  the end behavior of a polynomial function using the leading term test

4

Determine  all the real and imaginary zeros of a polynomial function

5

Draw the graph of transformations of polynomial functions

 

Define and graph rational functions including basic characteristics and transformations

 

Order

Description

1

Define a rational function

2

Determine  the domain and range of a rational function

3

Determine  the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of a rational function

4

Draw the graph of a rational function

5

Draw the graph of a transformation of a rational function

 

Define, evaluate, and graph exponential functions and use them to model phenomena

 

Order

Description

1

Define an exponential function

2

Calculate the value of an exponential function

3

Determine  the domain and range of an exponential function

4

Draw the graph of an exponential function

5

Draw the graph of transformations of exponential functions

6

Use exponential functions to model natural phenomena such as exponential growth and decay and practical situations such as compound interest