Coordinate Systems Conic Sections Functions and Their Graphs Trigonometry Series and Mathematical Induction
Coordinate Systems Conic Sections Functions and Their Graphs Trigonometry Series and Mathematical Induction
Coordinate Systems Conic Sections Functions and Their Graphs Trigonometry Series and Mathematical Induction
Course Description: Sets and numbers; the algebra of numbers as logical system; equations and inequalities;
coordinate systems; conic sections; functions and their graphs; trigonometry; series and mathematical
induction.
Prerequisite: High School Algebra
Course Outline:
Algebra
1. Sets
a. Definitions and basic notations
b. Relations on sets
c. Operations on sets
2. The Real Number System
a. The Set of Real Numbers
b. Axiomatic Structure of R
c. Order Properties of R
d. Interval Notation
3. Algebraic Expressions
a. Integer Exponents
b. Polynomials
c. Factoring Polynomials
d. Rational Expressions
e. Rational Exponents and Radicals
4. The Complex Number System
a. The Set of Complex Numbers
b. Algebra of Complex Numbers
5. Equations and Inequalities
a. Equations and Solution Set
b. Equations in One Variable
Linear Equations
Quadratic Equations
Other Equations in One Variable
c. Equations in Two Variables
The Rectangular Coordinate System
The Distance and Midpoint Formula
Graphs of Equations in Two Variables
Equations of Lines
Symmetry of Graphs
d. Inequalities
Linear Inequalities
Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
Inequalities involving Absolute Value
e. Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
Systems of Nonlinear Equations
Systems of Linear Inequalities
f. Variation
g. Applications to Verbal Problems
6. Conic Sections
a. Introduction
b. The Circle
c. The Parabola
d. The Ellipse
e. The Hyperbola
f. Generalization of the Conic Sections
The General Equation of 2nd Degree
Degenerate Conics
Eccentricity of a Conic Section
Translations of Conics
7. Functions
a. Relations and Functions
b. Algebra of Functions
Function Notation
Domain and Range of Functions
Evaluating Functions
Operations on Functions
c. Graphing Functions
d. Library of Basic Functions