3 credits
Blue Book Description: Trigonometric functions; solutions of triangles; trigonometric equations; identities.
Pre-requisites: MATH 021 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics placement examination.
Pre-requisite for: MATH 140
Bachelor of Arts: Quantification
General Education: Quantification (GQ)
Suggested Textbook:
Carl Stitz & Jeff Zeager: College Trigonometry, 3rd (corrected) Edition.
This is a FREE open source textbook endorsed by the American Institute of Mathematics as part of their Open Textbook Initiative. Download at http://www.stitz-zeager.com/szct07042013.pdf.
If desired, printed copies of the book (in two paperback volumes) may be purchased on Lulu.com.
Check with your instructor to make sure this is the textbook used for your section.
Topics:
10 Foundations of Trigonometry
10.1 Angles and their Measure
10.2 The Unit Circle: Cosine and Sine
10.3 The Six Circular Functions and Fundamental Identities
10.4 Trigonometric Identities
10.5 Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions
10.6 The Inverse Trigonometric Functions
10.7 Trigonometric Equations and Inequalities
11 Applications of Trigonometry
11.1 Applications of Sinusoids
11.2 The Law of Sines
11.3 The Law of Cosines
11.4 Polar Coordinates (optional)