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Pre-Calculus
(4) [Cx] Class hours: 4 lecture.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 25
and 31 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit
limitations. See counselor. (CAN MATH 16)
Further studies in algebra and
trigonometry for students intending to take
calculus. Factoring techniques, nonlinear
inequalities including absolute values, partial
fractions, introduction to limits, graphing
rational functions, conic sections, and
trigonometric functions and inverses.
Trigonometric concepts emphasized as needed for
calculus, including identities, equations, and
applications. The TI85/86 graphing calculator
will be used.