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PRECALCULUS

Unit 1: Composite and Inverse Functions


1. Composite Functions
2. Modeling with Composite Functions
3. Invertible Functions

4. Inverse Functions in Graphs and Tables


5. Verifying Inverse Functions by Composition

Unit 2: Trigonometry
1. Special Trigonometric Values in the First Quadrant
2. Trigonometric Identities on the Unit Circle
3. Inverse Trigonometric Functions
4. Law of Sines
5. Law of Cosines
6. Solving General Triangles

7. Sinusoidal Equations
8. Sinusoidal Models
9. Angle Addition Identities

10. Using Trigonometric Identities

Unit 3: Complex Numbers


1. The Complex Plane
2. Distance and Midpoint of Complex Numbers
3. Complex Conjugates and Dividing Complex Numbers

4. Identities with Complex Numbers


5. Modulus (Absolute Value) and argument (angle) of Complex Numbers
6. Polar Form of Complex Numbers
7. Graphically Multiplying Complex Numbers
8. Multiplying and Dividing Complex Numbers in Polar Form
9. The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Unit 4: Rational Functions


1. Reducing Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms
2. End Behavior of Rational Functions
3. Discontinuities of Rational Functions

4. Graphs of Rational Functions


5. Modeling with Rational Functions
6. Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

7. Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions


Unit 5: Conic Sections
1. Introduction to Conic Sections
2. Center and Radii of an Ellipse
3. Foci of an Ellipse

4. Introduction to Hyperbolas
5. Foci of a Hyperbola
6. Hyperbolas Not Centered at the Origin
Unit 6: Vectors
1. Vectors Introduction
2. Vector Components
3. Magnitude of Vectors

4. Scalar Multiplication
5. Vector Addition and Subtraction
6. Direction of Vectors

7. Vector Components from Magnitude and Direction


8. Adding Vectors in Magnitude and Direction Form
9. Vectors Word Problems
Unit 7: Matrices
1. Introduction to Matrices
2. Using Matrices to Represent Data
3. Multiplying Matrices by Scalars

4. Adding and Subtracting Matrices


5. Properties of Matrix Addition and Scalar Multiplication
6. Using Matrices to Manipulate Data

7. Matrices as Transformations of the Plane


8. Using Matrices to Transform the Plane
9. Transforming 3D and 4D Vectors with Matrices

10. Multiplying Matrices by Matrices


11. Properties of Matrix Multiplication
12. Representing Systems of Equations with Matrices

13. Introduction to Matrix Inverses


14. Finding Inverses of 2×2 Matrices
15. Solving Linear Systems with Matrices
Unit 8: Probability and Combinatorics
1. Venn Diagrams and Additional Rule
2. Multiplication Rule for Probabilities
3. Permutations

4. Combinations
5. Probability Using Combinatorics
6. Probability Distributions Introductions

7. Theoretical & Empirical Probability Distributions


8. Decisions with Probability
9. Expected Value
Unit 9: Series
1. Geometric Series
2. Geometric Series (with Summation Notation)
3. The Binomial Theorem

4. Arithmetic Series
Unit 10: Limits and Continuity
1. Defining limits and using limit notation: Limits and continuity
2. Estimating limit values from graphs: Limits and continuity
3. Estimating limit values from tables: Limits and continuity

4. Determining limits using algebraic properties of limits: limit properties: Limits and
continuity
5. Determining limits using algebraic properties of limits: direct substitution: Limits and
continuity
6. Determining limits using algebraic manipulation: Limits and continuity

7. Selecting procedures for determining limits: Limits and continuity


8. Determining limits using the squeeze theorem: Limits and continuity
9. Exploring types of discontinuities: Limits and continuity

10. Defining continuity at a point: Limits and continuity


11. Confirming continuity over an interval: Limits and continuity
12. Removing discontinuities: Limits and continuity

13. Connecting infinite limits and vertical asymptotes: Limits and continuity
14. Connecting limits at infinity and horizontal asymptotes: Limits and continuity
15. Working with the intermediate value theorem

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