MATH 26
COURSE DESCRIPTION: (GQ) Plane Trigonometry (3:3:0) Trigonometric
functions; solutions of triangles; trigonometric equations;
identities.
PREREQUISITES: Math 21 or satisfactory performance on the
mathematics proficiency examination; 1 unit of geometry.
TOPICS
COORDINATE GEOMETRY AND FUNCTIONS
Coordinate Geometry
Graphs and Symmetry
Definition of a Function
Techniques in Graphing
Inverse Functions
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF ANGLES
Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles
Algebra and the Trigonometric Functions
Right-Triangle Applications
Trigonometric Functions of Angles
Trigonometric Identities
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF REAL NUMBERS
Radian Measure
Trigonometric Functions of Real Numbers
Some Fundamental Identities
Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
Graphs of y - A sin(Bx - C) and y = A cos(Bx - C)
Graphs of the Tangent and Reciprocal Functions
ANALYTICAL TRIGONONETRY
The Addition Formulas for Sine and Cosine
Trigonometric Identities
Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas
Trigonometric Equations
The Inverse Sine and the Inverse Cosine Functions
The Inverse Tangent and the Inverse Secant Functions
TRIANGLES
The Law of Sines
The Law of Cosines
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