May 09, 2025  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

MAC 1147  - Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry

Credit Hours: 5.0
Prerequisite(s): MAC1105 with B
Corequisite(s): None
This course is an intensive review of both Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry topics. It is designed as a rigorous preparation for serious STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) students for the calculus sequence MAC2311, MAC2312 and MAC2313. The course includes an in-depth study of functions; polynomial, rational, algebraic, piecewise, logarithmic, exponential, trigonometric, and inverse trigonometric functions, including their properties, graphs, and applications; conic sections; nonlinear inequalities; the binomial theorem; induction; matrices and determinants; sequences and series; trigonometric identities; conditional trigonometric equations and parametric equations; vector algebra; polar coordinates; and solutions of triangles. 
Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)