MATH 135: Precalculus Mathematics
Units: 6
Prerequisites: Knowledge, skills, and abilities at the intermediate algebra level as determined by the math placement process.
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in MATH 126, MATH 126S, MATH 131, or MATH 131H.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 6 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course covers functions and their properties as well as basic concepts of analytic geometry and trigonometry. Topics include linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions; systems of equations and inequalities; solving applied problems with right triangles; trigonometric identities; polar coordinates; conics; vectors; and sequences and series. This course prepares students for MATH 150/150H.