Pre-Calculus (Period 7th)

This is college prep oriented course which cover a-g requirements and has high student expectations. This is a course in functions, development of the trigonometric functions through the use of the concept of circular functions, graphical characteristics of the trigonometric functions - including translations, amplitude, change of period, domain, range, and sums and differences of functions, inverse trigonometric functions-notations and graphs, trigonometric identities, including addition and double-angle and half-angle formulas, use of degree and radian measures, solution of trigonometric equations, polar coordinates and vectors; solution of problems related to force and navigation, matrices and determinants, higher degree equations, logarithmic functions, rational functions, summation notation, mathematical induction, the conic sections (parabola, ellipse, hyperbola), translations and rotations of the axes and curve sketching. Graphical calculator required. This course prepares students for AP Calculus.