M 151 Pre-Calculus

This is a mathematics course designed to get students ready for M 171 Calculus I. This course strives for mastery of algebraic concepts found in College Algebra and then introduces and develops topics found traditionally in trigonometry courses. Students will learn about systems, transformations of functions, conic sections, exponential and logarithmic functions, radian measure, the graphs of periodic functions, trigonometric functions and equations, inverse trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, polar graphs, parametric equations, the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines, vectors, sequences and series, mathematical induction and proof.

Prerequisite

M 121

Distribution

Mathematics

Offered

Fall, Spring