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Math 170 - PreCalculus

Chapter 1: Graphs

Section

Topic

1.1

The Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Graphing Utilities; Introduction to Graphing Equations

1.2

Intercepts; Symmetry Graphing Key Equations

1.2.51 Intercepts and Symmetry

1.3

Solving Equations Using a Graphing Utility

1.4

Lines

1.4.66 Lines

1.4.124 Lines

1.5

Circles

1.5.26 Circles

 

Chapter 2: Functions and Their Graphs

Section

Topic

2.1

Functions

2.2

The Graph of a Function

2.3

Properties of Functions

2.3.58 Properties of Functions

2.3.76 Properties of Functions

2.4

Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions

2.4.56 Piecewise Function

2.5

Graphing Techniques: Transformations

2.6

Mathematical Models: Building Functions

2.6.8 Building Functions

2.6.22 Building Functions

 

Chapter 3: Linear and Quadratic Functions

Section

Topic

3.1

Linear Functions and Their Properties

3.2

Linear Models: Building Linear Functions from Data

3.3

Quadratic Functions and Their Properties

3.3.92 Quadratic Functions and Their Properties

3.4

Build Quadratic Models from Verbal Descriptions and from Data

3.4.6 Build Quadratic Models

3.5

Inequalities Involving Quadratic Functions

 

Chapter 4: Polynomial and Rational Functions

Section

Topic

4.1

Polynomial Functions and Models

4.1.78 Polynomial Function

4.1.90 Polynomial Function

4.2

The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function

4.2.76 Intermediate Value Theorem

4.3

Complex Zeros; Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

4.3.20 Function from Zeros

4.3.28 Zeros from Function

4.4

Properties of Rational Functions

4.4.22+24 Domain of a Rational Function

4.4.38 Graph of a Rational Function

4.4.52+54 Asymptotes of a Rational Function

4.5

The Graph of a Rational Function

4.5.52 Rational Function Model

4.5.56 Rational Function Model

4.6

Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

4.6.36 Rational Inequality

4.6.44 Rational Inequality

 

Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Section

Topic

5.1

Composite Functions

5.1.36 Composite Functions Domain & Formula

5.1.44 Composite Functions Domain & Formula

5.1.70 Composite Function Model

5.2

One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions

5.2.56 Inverse Function

5.2.96 Inverse Function Model

5.3

Exponential Functions

5.3.114 Exponential Function Model

5.4

Logarithmic Functions

5.4.76 Logartihmic Function with Transformations

5.4.126 Logarithmic Function Model

5.5

Properties of Logarithms

5.6

Logarithmic and Exponential Equations

5.6.54 Solve Exponential Equation

5.6.100 Exponential Function Model

5.7

Financial Models

5.8

Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Newton’s Law; Logistic Growth and Decay Models

5.8.18 Exponential Decay Model

5.8.24 Logistic Growth

5.9

Building Exponential, Logarithmic, and Logistic Models from Data

 

Chapter 6: Trigonometric Functions

Section

Topic

6.1

Angles and Their Measure

6.1.82+84 Angles and Arc Length Formula

6.1.102 Distance Between Cities

6.2

Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach

6.2.128 Trig Function Model

6.3

Properties of Trigonometric Functions

6.3.56 Values of Six Trig Functions

6.3.58 Values of Six Trig Functions

6.4

Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions

6.4.58 Graph of Sine Function

6.5

Graphs of the Tangent, Cotangent, Cosecant, and Secant Functions

6.5.40 Graph of Secant Function

6.6

Phase Shift; Sinusoidal Curve Fitting

6.6.14 Graph of Sinusoidal Function with Transformations

6.6.36 Sinusoidal Function Model

 

 

Chapter 7: Analytic Trigonometry

Section

Topic

7.1

The Inverse Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions

7.1.68 Inverse Trig Function Equation

7.2

The Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Continued)

7.2.26+34 Composition of Trig and Inverse Trig Functions

7.3

Trigonometric Equations

7.3.34 Trigonometric Equation

7.3.68 Trigonometric Equation

7.3.80 Trigonometric Equation

7.3.86 Trigonometric Equation

7.4

Trigonometric Identities

7.4.48 Trigonometric Identities

7.4.84 Trigonometric Identities

7.5

Sum and Difference Formulas

7.5.62 Sum and Difference Formulas

7.5.78 Sum and Difference Formulas

7.6

Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas

7.6.14 Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas

7.7

Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas

 

 

Chapter 8: Applications of Trigonometric Functions

Section

Topic

8.1

Right Triangle Trigonometry; Applications

8.1.64 Right Triangle Trigonometry; Applications

8.1.74 Right Triangle Trigonometry; Applications

8.2

The Law of Sines

8.3

The Law of Cosines

8.4

Area of a Triangle

8.5

Simple Harmonic Motion; Damped Motion; Combining Waves

 

 

Chapter 9: Polar Coordinates; Vectors

Section

Topic

9.1

Polar Coordinates

9.1.38 Polar Coordinates

9.1.68 Polar Coordinates

9.1.82 Polar Coordinates

9.2

Polar Equations and Graphs

9.2.50 Polar Equations and Graphs

9.2.54 Polar Equations and Graphs

9.3

The Complex Plane; De Moivre’s Theorem

9.4

Vectors

9.5

The Dot Product

9.6

Vectors in Space

9.7

The Cross Product

 

Chapter 10: Analytic Geometry

Section

Topic

10.1

Conics

10.2

The Parabola

10.3

The Ellipse

10.4

The Hyperbola

10.5

Rotation of Axes; General Form of a Conic

10.6

Polar Equations of Conics

10.7

Plane Curves and Parametric Equations

 

Chapter 11: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Section

Topic

11.1

Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination

11.2

Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices

11.3

Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants

11.4

Matrix Algebra

11.5

Partial Fraction Decomposition

11.6

Systems of Nonlinear Equations

11.7

Systems of Inequalities

11.8

Linear Programming

 

Chapter 12: Sequences; Induction; the Binomial Theorem

Section

Topic

12.1

Sequences

12.2

Arithmetic Sequences

12.3

Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series

12.4

Mathematical Induction

12.5

The Binomial Theorem

 

Chapter 13: Counting and Probability

Section

Topic

13.1

Counting

13.2

Permutations and Combinations

13.3

Probability

 

Chapter 14: A Preview of Calculus: The Limit, Derivative, and Integral of a Function

Section

Topic

14.1

Finding Limits Using Tables and Graphs

14.2

Algebra Techniques for Finding Limits

14.3

One-Sided Limits; Continuous Functions

14.4

The Tangent Problem; The Derivative

14.5

The Area Problem; The Integral

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