Math 32

Math 32 - Precalculus -- [4 units]

Course Format: Three hours of lecture, two hours of discussion per week.

Prerequisites: Three years of high school mathematics, plus satisfactory score on one of the following: CEEB MAT test, math SAT, or UC/CSU diagnostic examination.

Description: Algebraic operations, real numbers, rectangular coordinates, graphs, equations and inequalities, functions, polynomials, rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, linear systems of equations, roots of polynomial equations.

Textbook: Cohen, Fundamentals of Precalculus, Cengage. Custom Edition for UC Berkeley

Outline of the Course:

Appendix B: Quick review of basic algebra	1 hour
Chapter 1: Fundamentals	3 hours
Chapter 2: Equations and inequalities	4 hours
Chapter 3: Functions	5 hours
Chapter 4: Polynomial and rational functions	5 hours
Chapter 5: Exponential and logarithmic functions	5 hours
Chapter 6-7: Trigonometric functions	7 hours
Chapter 8: Analytical trigonometry	3 hours
Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.6: Systems of equations	2 hours
Chapter 12: Roots of polynomials (Sections 12.1 – 12.6 only)	3 hours
Total	38 hours
Midterms + Holidays + Reviews	4 hours
	42 hours
Reviews are appropriate during the RRR week.

Comments: Due to time constraints, the instructor may wish to de-emphasize or eliminate one or more of the less central topics.