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Precalculus
MATH 121
Adventist University
Lawrence E. Turner,
Ph.D.
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Beauty is the first test; there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.
G. H. Hardy
how to study mathematics
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Chapter 1
Functions and Graphs
objectives
handouts
real numbers
properties of operators
what is an equal?
multiplying multinomials
writing out algebraic steps
equations and inequalities
composition of functions
assignments
Test 1
(chapter 1)
summary
sample test questions
[pdf] 424 KB
results
[spring 2008]
Chapter 4
Trigonometric Functions
objectives
handouts
basic properties
inverse functions
assignments
Test 2
(chapter 4)
summary
sample test questions
[pdf] 93KB
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[spring 2008]
Chapter 5
Analytic Trigonometry
objectives
handouts
trig identities
assignments
Chapter 6
Additional Topics in Trigonometry
objectives
handouts
laws of sines and cosines
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Test 3 (chapters 5 and 6)
summary
sample test questions
(chapter 5 [pdf] 111KB)
sample test questions
(chapter 6 [pdf] 111KB)
results
[spring 2008]
Chapter 9
Conic Sections and Analytic Geometry
objectives
handouts
conic sections
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Chapter 10
Sequences, Induction, Probability
objectives
handouts
fibonacci sequence
series formulae
factorial
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Test 4 (chapters 9 and 10)
summary
sample test questions
(chapter 9 [pdf] 202KB)
sample test questions
(chapter 10 [pdf] 202KB)
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[spring 2008]
Chapter 11
Introduction to Calculus
objectives
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Final Exam (chapter 11 and comprehensive)
summary
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(chapter 11 [pdf] 213KB)
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[spring 2008]
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