WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL TOPICS IN PRE CALCULUS THAT WILL ALLOW ONE TO GO ON TO CALCULUS?
I am a junior, and taught myself pre calculus during the past division out of a textbook, and have a flattering great bargain of it. My relatives have been going to exam me on it yet to have certain I know what I need to move on. This being pronounced what have been the main topics which I need to know?
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jimisanchez2003 on
Mon, 25th Jan 2010 7:59 am
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frinh96221 on
Mon, 25th Jan 2010 8:17 am
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gintable on
Mon, 25th Jan 2010 8:32 am
Algebra, specifically solving quadratics / factoring… and basic trig…
I would brush up on factoring, the quadtractic formula, and your sine / cosine / and tangent functions…
You star! Well done! I suggest you do the summary test in the back of the book to see if you know enough. Or get another pre calculus and do the test in the back of that book.
If you understand the following, you should be able to enter Calculus with no trouble.
1. Kinematics (position, speed, acceleration). Calculus definitions among the three.
2. IROC and AROC, rates of change. How are they different, how are they related?
3. Trigonometry of right triangles.
4. Trigonometry functions defined for all angles. Including reciprocal trigonometry function names.
5. Angle measure in radians.
6. Exponentials and Logarithms. How are they related? What is the significance of the number e?
7. Limits
8. Derivative definition using limits
9. Riemann sums for integration.
10. Meaning of derivatives and integrals.
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