Precalculus

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Precalculus Details Equivalent to 10th- or 11th-grade Algebra 2, plus 11th- or 12th-grade Trigonometry More than 330 video lessons 1000+ interactive exercises with immediate feedback allow you to track your progress Pre-Calculus practice tests and final tests for all 8 chapters, as well as a midterm and a final (only available in the homeschool version) Printable illustrated notes for each topic Real-world application examples in both lectures and exercises Closed captioning for all videos Glossary of more than 200 mathematical terms Engaging content to help students advance their mathematical knowledge: Review of algebraic concepts such as exponents, radicals, polynomials, factoring, and complex numbers Linear and quadratic equations and inequalities Rational and radical expressions Absolute value Graphing linear and quadratic functions Shifts, stretches, symmetry, and reflections Synthetic division and long division Exponential and logarithmic functions Graphing trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant Inverse trigonometric functions Trigonometric identities Applications of trigonometry: the law of sines, the law of cosines, vectors, and polar coordinates Systems of equations and matrices Conic sections: parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas Combinations and probability Table of Contents 1. Basic Algebra Review 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 The Top Ten List of Mistakes 1.2 Inequalities 1.2.1 Concepts of Inequality 1.2.2 Inequalities and Interval Notation 1.3 Absolute Value 1.3.1 Properties of Absolute Value 1.3.2 Evaluating Absolute Value Expressions 1.4 Exponents 1.4.1 An Introduction to Exponents 1.4.2 Evaluating Exponential Expressions 1.4.3 Applying the Rules of Exponents 1.4.4 Evaluating Expressions with Negative Exponents 1.5 Converting between Notations 1.5.1 Converting between Decimal and Scientific Notation 1.5.2 Converting Rational Exponents and Radicals 1.6 Radical Expressions 1.6.1 Simplifying Radical Expressions 1.6.2 Simplifying Radical Expressions with Variables 1.6.3 Rationalizing Denominators 1.7 Polynomial Expressions 1.7.1 Determining Components and Degree 1.7.2 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Polynomials 1.7.3 Multiplying Big Products 1.7.4 Using Special Products 1.8 Factoring 1.8.1 Factoring Using the Greatest Common Factor 1.8.2 Factoring by Grouping 1.8.3 Factoring Trinomials Completely 1.8.4 Factoring Trinomials: The Grouping Method 1.9 Factoring Patterns 1.9.1 Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials 1.9.2 Factoring the Difference of Two Squares 1.9.3 Factoring the Sums and Differences of Cubes 1.9.4 Factoring by Any Method 1.10 Rational Expressions 1.10.1 Rational Expressions and Domain 1.10.2 Working with Fractions 1.10.3 Writing Rational Expressions in Lowest Terms 1.11 Working with Rationals 1.11.1 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions 1.11.2 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions 1.11.3 Rewriting Complex Fractions 1.12 Complex Numbers 1.12.1 Introducing and Writing Complex Numbers 1.12.2 Rewriting Powers of i 1.12.3 Adding and Subtracting Complex Numbers 1.12.4 Multiplying Complex Numbers 1.12.5 Dividing Complex Numbers 2. Equations and Inequalities 2.1 Linear Equations 2.1.1 An Introduction to Solving Equations 2.1.2 Solving a Linear Equation 2.1.3 Solving a Linear Equation with Rationals 2.1.4 Solving a Linear Equation That Has Restrictions 2.2 Word Problems with Linear Equations: Math Topics 2.2.1 An Introduction to Solving Word Problems 2.2.2 Solving for Perimeter 2.2.3 Solving a Linear Geometry Problem 2.2.4 Solving for Consecutive Numbers 2.2.5 Solving to Find the Average 2.3 Word Problems with Linear Equations: Applications 2.3.1 Solving for Constant Velocity 2.3.2 Solving a Problem about Work 2.3.3 Solving a Mixture Problem 2.3.4 Solving an Investment Problem 2.3.5 Solving Business Problems 2.4 Quadratic Equations: Some Solution Techniques 2.4.1 Solving Quadratics by Factoring 2.4.2 Solving Quadratics by Completing the Square 2.4.3 Completing the Square: Another Example 2.5 Quadratic Equations and the Quadratic Formula 2.5.1 Proving the Quadratic Formula 2.5.2 Using the Quadratic Formula 2.5.3 Predicting the Type of Solutions Using the Discriminant 2.6 Quadratic Equations: Special Topics 2.6.1 Solving for a Squared Variable 2.6.2 Finding Real Number Restrictions 2.6.3 Solving Fancy Quadratics 2.7 Word Problems with Quadratics: Math Topics 2.7.1 An Introduction to Word Problems with Quadratics 2.7.2 Solving a Quadratic Geometry Problem 2.7.3 Solving with the Pythagorean Theorem 2.7.4 The Pythagorean Theorem: Another Example 2.8 Word Problems with Quadratics: Applications 2.8.1 Solving a Motion Problem 2.8.2 Solving a Projectile Problem 2.8.3 Solving Other Problems 2.9 Radical Equations 2.9.1 Determining Extraneous Roots 2.9.2 Solving an Equation Containing a Radical 2.9.3 Solving an Equation with Two Radicals 2.9.4 Solving an Equation with Rational Exponents 2.10 Variation 2.10.1 An Introduction to Variation 2.10.2 Direct Proportion 2.10.3 Inverse Proportion 2.11 Solving Inequalities 2.11.1 An Introduction to Solving Inequalities 2.11.2 Solving Compound Inequalities 2.11.3 More on Compound Inequalities 2.11.4 Solving Word Problems Involving Inequalities 2.12 Inequalities: Quadratics 2.12.1 Solving Quadratic Inequalities 2.12.2 Solving Quadratic Inequalities: Another Example 2.13 Inequalities: Rationals and Radicals 2.13.1 Solving Rational Inequalities 2.13.2 Solving Rational Inequalities: Another Example 2.13.3 Determining the Domains of Expressions with Radicals 2.14 Absolute Value 2.14.1 Matching Number Lines with Absolute Values 2.14.2 Solving Absolute Value Equations 2.14.3 Solving Equations with Two Absolute Value Expressions 2.14.4 Solving Absolute Value Inequalities 2.14.5 Solving Absolute Value Inequalities: More Examples 3. Relations and Functions 3.1 Graphing Basics 3.1.1 Using the Cartesian System 3.1.2 Thinking Visually 3.2 Relationships between Two Points 3.2.1 Finding the Distance between Two Points 3.2.2 Finding the Second Endpoint of a Segment 3.3 Relationships among Three Points 3.3.1 Collinearity and Distance 3.3.2 Triangles 3.4 Circles 3.4.1 Finding the Center-Radius Form of the Equation of a Circle 3.4.2 Decoding the Circle Formula 3.4.3 Finding the Center and Radius of a Circle 3.4.4 Solving Word Problems Involving Circles 3.5 Graphing Equations 3.5.1 Graphing Equations by Locating Points 3.5.2 Finding the x- and y-Intercepts of an Equation 3.6 Function Basics 3.6.1 Functions and the Vertical Line Test 3.6.2 Identifying Functions 3.6.3 Function Notation and Finding Function Values 3.7 Working with Functions 3.7.1 Determining Intervals Over Which a Function Is Increasing 3.7.2 Evaluating Piecewise-Defined Functions for Given Values 3.7.3 Solving Word Problems Involving Functions 3.8 Function Domain and Range 3.8.1 Finding the Domain and Range of a Function 3.8.2 Domain and Range: One Explicit Example 3.8.3 Satisfying the Domain of a Function 3.9 Linear Functions: Slope 3.9.1 An Introduction to Slope 3.9.2 Finding the Slope of a Line Given Two Points 3.9.3 Interpreting Slope from a Graph 3.9.4 Graphing a Line Using Point and Slope 3.10 Equations of a Line 3.10.1 Writing an Equation in Slope-Intercept Form 3.10.2 Writing an Equation Given Two Points 3.10.3 Writing an Equation in Point-Slope Form 3.10.4 Matching a Slope-Intercept Equation with Its Graph 3.10.5 Slope for Parallel and Perpendicular Lines 3.11 Linear Functions: Applications 3.11.1 Constructing Linear Function Models of Data 3.11.2 Linear Cost and Revenue Functions 3.12 Graphing Functions 3.12.1 Graphing Some Important Functions 3.12.2 Graphing Piecewise-Defined Functions 3.12.3 Matching Equations with Their Graphs 3.13 The Greatest Integer Function 3.13.1 The Greatest Integer Function 3.13.2 Graphing the Greatest Integer Function 3.14 Quadratic Functions: Basics 3.14.1 Deconstructing the Graph of a Quadratic Function 3.14.2 Nice-Looking Parabolas 3.14.3 Using Discriminants to Graph Parabolas 3.14.4 Maximum Height in the Real World 3.15 Quadratic Functions: The Vertex 3.15.1 Finding the Vertex by Completing the Square 3.15.2 Using the Vertex to Write the Quadratic Equation 3.15.3 Finding the Maximum or Minimum of a Quadratic 3.15.4 Graphing Parabolas 3.16 Manipulating Graphs: Shifts and Stretches 3.16.1 Shifting Curves along Axes 3.16.2 Shifting or Translating Curves along Axes 3.16.3 Stretching a Graph 3.16.4 Graphing Quadratics Using Patterns 3.17 Manipulating Graphs: Symmetry and Reflections 3.17.1 Determining Symmetry 3.17.2 Reflections 3.17.3 Reflecting Specific Functions 3.18 Composite Functions 3.18.1 Using Operations on Functions 3.18.2 Composite Functions 3.18.3 Components of Composite Functions 3.18.4 Finding Functions That Form a Given Composite 3.18.5 Finding the Difference Quotient of a Function 3.18.6 Calculating the Average Rate of Change 4. Polynomial and Rational Functions 4.1 Polynomials: Long Division 4.1.1 Using Long Division with Polynomials 4.1.2 Long Division: Another Example 4.2 Polynomials: Synthetic Division 4.2.1 Using Synthetic Division with Polynomials 4.2.2 More Synthetic Division 4.3 The Remainder Theorem 4.3.1 The Remainder Theorem 4.3.2 More on the Remainder Theorem 4.4 The Factor Theorem 4.4.1 The Factor Theorem and Its Uses 4.4.2 Factoring a Polynomial Given a Zero 4.5 The Rational Zero Theorem 4.5.1 Presenting the Rational Zero Theorem 4.5.2 Considering Possible Solutions 4.6 Zeros of Polynomials 4.6.1 Finding Polynomials Given Zeros, Degree, and One Point 4.6.2 Finding all Zeros and Multiplicities of a Polynomial 4.6.3 Finding the Real Zeros for a Polynomial 4.6.4 Using Descartes' Rule of Signs 4.6.5 Finding the Zeros of a Polynomial from Start to Finish 4.6.6 The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra 4.6.7 The Conjugate Pair Theorem 4.7 Graphing Simple Polynomial Functions 4.7.1 Matching Graphs to Polynomial Functions 4.7.2 Sketching the Graphs of Basic Polynomial Functions 4.7.3 Graphing Polynomial Functions: Another Example 4.8 Rational Functions 4.8.1 Understanding Rational Functions 4.8.2 Basic Rational Functions 4.9 Graphing Rational Functions 4.9.1 Vertical Asymptotes 4.9.2 Horizontal Asymptotes 4.9.3 Graphing Rational Functions 4.9.4 Graphing Rational Functions: More Examples 4.9.5 Oblique Asymptotes 4.9.6 Oblique Asymptotes: Another Example 5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 5.1 Function Inverses 5.1.1 Understanding Inverse Functions 5.1.2 The Horizontal Line Test 5.1.3 Are Two Functions Inverses of Each Other? 5.1.4 Graphing the Inverse 5.2 Finding Function Inverses 5.2.1 Finding the Inverse of a Function 5.2.2 Finding the Inverse of a Function with Higher Powers 5.3 Exponential Functions 5.3.1 An Introduction to Exponential Functions 5.3.2 Graphing Exponential Functions: Useful Patterns 5.3.3 Graphing Exponential Functions: More Examples 5.4 Applying Exponential Functions 5.4.1 Using Properties of Exponents to Solve Exponential Equations 5.4.2 Finding Present Value and Future Value 5.4.3 Finding an Interest Rate to Match Given Goals 5.5 The Number e 5.5.1 e 5.5.2 Applying Exponential Functions 5.6 Logarithmic Functions 5.6.1 An Introduction to Logarithmic Functions 5.6.2 Converting between Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 5.7 Solving Logarithmic Functions 5.7.1 Finding the Value of a Logarithmic Function 5.7.2 Solving for x in Logarithmic Equations 5.7.3 Graphing Logarithmic Functions 5.7.4 Matching Logarithmic Functions with Their Graphs 5.8 Properties of Logarithms 5.8.1 Properties of Logarithms 5.8.2 Expanding a Logarithmic Expression Using Properties 5.8.3 Combining Logarithmic Expressions 5.9 Evaluating Logarithms 5.9.1 Evaluating Logarithmic Functions Using a Calculator 5.9.2 Using the Change of Base Formula 5.10 Applying Logarithmic Fun