Math 20 Precalculus

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INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS

College of Science
University of the Philippines Diliman

Math 20 Course Syllabus

A. Course Catalogue Description


Course Number Math 20
Course Title Precalculus: Functions and their Graphs
Course Description Equations and inequalities; two dimensional coordinate system, graphs of
equations; conic sections; functions and their graphs; trigonometric func-
tions and trigonometric identities; inverse trigonometric functions; solutions
of triangles; polar form of complex numbers
Prerequisite High School Algebra/equiv.
Course Credit (4) units
Number of Hours 4 hours/week
B. Course Content
I. Equations and inequalities
1. Review of equations
a. Linear, quadratic, rational, and radical equations
2. Inequalities
a. Linear, polynomial, and rational inequalities
b. Equations and inequalities involving absolute value
II. Two dimensional coordinate system & graphs of equations
1. Review of Cartesian coordinate system, midpoint and distance formulas
2. Lines and circles
III. Conic sections
1. Parabola
2. Ellipse
3. Hyperbola
IV. Systems of equations and inequalities
1. Review of linear systems
2. Non-linear systems
V. Functions
1. Functions and relations
2. Domain and range
3. Operations on functions
4. Graphs and types of functions
VI. Polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions
1. Polynomial functions and their zeros
2. Inverse functions
3. Exponential functions
4. Logarithmic functions
VII. Trigonometric functions
1. The point function
2. Circular functions
3. Graphs of circular functions
4. Angles and their measure
VIII. Trigonometric identities
1. Basic identities
2. Sum, difference, and cofunction identities
3. Double angle and half angle identities
4. Product to sum and sum to product identities
IX. Trigonometric equations and inverse trigonometric functions
1. Trigonometric equations
2. Inverse trigonometric functions and equations involving inverse trigonometric functions
X. Solutions of triangles
1. Law of sines and law of cosines
2. Solutions of right triangles
3. Solutions of oblique triangles
4. Applications (word problems)
XI. Polar form of complex numbers
1. Review of complex numbers
2. Rectangular and polar form of complex numbers
3. Products, quotients, and powers of complex numbers in polar form, De Moivre’s theorem
4. Roots of complex numbers

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