Precalculus

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Precalculus is an advanced form of secondary school algebra intended to prepare students for the study of calculus. Pre-calculus typically includes a review of algebra, as well as an introduction to exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions and analytic geometry. Equivalent courses are introduction to analysis, college algebra, and trigonometry.

In detail, precalculus deals with:

  • Sets
  • Real numbers
  • Complex numbers
  • Solving inequalities and equations
  • Properties of functions
  • Composite functions
  • Polynomial functions
  • Rational functions
  • Trigonometry
  • Trigonometric functions and their inverses
  • Trigonometric identities
  • Conic sections
  • Exponential functions
  • Logarithmic functions
  • Sequences and series
  • Binomial theorem
  • Vectors
  • Parametric equations
  • Polar coordinates
  • Matrices
  • Mathematical induction

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