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← Precalculus — Mathematics for Calculus
Semester 2

Trig Identities, Polar, and a Preview of Calculus

You go deeper into trigonometry -- right triangles, the laws of sines and cosines, identities and equations -- then meet polar coordinates, vectors, conic sections and sequences, and finish with a first real look at the limits that calculus is built on.

Class 1

Right triangle trigonometry

Trigonometry the older way, with the sides of a triangle.

Class 2

The laws of sines and cosines

Solving triangles that are not right-angled.

Class 3

Trigonometric identities

The equations that are always true, and why they help.

Class 4

Solving trigonometric equations

Finding the angles that make a trig equation true.

Class 5

Complex numbers and polar form

A different way to write and multiply complex numbers.

Class 6

Polar coordinates and curves

Describing points by angle and distance instead of x and y.

Class 7

Vectors

Quantities with both size and direction.

Class 8

Systems of equations and inequalities

Solving several conditions that must all hold.

Class 9

Conic sections

The curves you get by slicing a cone.

Class 10

Sequences and series

Lists of numbers with a pattern, and their sums.

Class 11

The binomial theorem and induction

Expanding powers, and proving a pattern holds forever.

Class 12

A preview of calculus: limits

The first idea of calculus, and where precalculus was heading.