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math210 Syllabus

Math 210: Practical Mathematics

Text: Precalculus, 3rd edition, Cynthia Y. Young, Wiley, 2018.

Prerequisites: Minimum ACT math score of 25 or SAT MATH score of 570 or credit in MATH 102,MATH 103/104, or MATH 105.

Sections and Topics

  • 1.1 Functions
  • 1.2 Graphs of Functions
  • 1.3 Graphing Techniques: Transformations
  • 1.4 Combining Functions
  • 1.5 One-to-one Functions and Inverse Functions
  • 0.7 Modeling Variation
  • A7 Complex Numbers
  • 0.2 Quadratic Equations
  • 2.1 Quadratic Functions
  • 3.1 Exponential Functions and Their Graphs
  • 3.2 Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs
  • 3.3 Properties of Logarithms
  • 3.4 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
  • 4.1 Angle Measure
  • 4.2 Right Triangle Trigonometry
  • 4.3 Trigonometric Functions of Angles
  • 4.4 The Law of Sines
  • 4.5 The Law of Cosines
  • 5.1 Trigonometric Functions: The Unit Circle Approach
  • 5.2 Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions
  • 5.3 Graphs of other Trigonometric Functions (Tangent and Cotangent only)
  • 6.5 Inverse Trigonometric Functions
  • 7.1 Vectors
  • 9.1 Conic Basics (if time permits)
  • 9.2 The Parabola (if time permits)
  • 9.3 The Ellipse (if time permits)

Last updated 1 February 2022