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AP Pre-Calculus
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Unit 1 – Polynomial and Rational Functions
1.10 Rational Functions and Holes
1.1 Change in Tandem
1.11 Equivalent Representations of Polynomial and Rational Expressions
1.12 Transformations of Functions
1.13 Function Model Selection and Assumption Articulation
1.14 Function Model Construction and Application
1.2 Rates of Change
1.3 Rates of Change in Linear and Quadratic Functions
1.4 Polynomial Functions and Rates of Change
1.5 Polynomial Functions and Complex Zeros
1.6 Polynomial Functions and End Behavior
1.7 Rational Functions and End Behavior
1.8 Rational Functions and Zeros
1.9 Rational Functions and Vertical Asymptotes
Unit 2 – Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
2.10 Inverses of Exponential Functions
2.1 Change in Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
2.11 Logarithmic Functions
2.12 Logarithmic Function Manipulation
2.13 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Inequalities
2.14 Logarithmic Function Context and Data Modeling
2.15 Semi-log Plots
2.2 Change in Linear and Exponential Functions
2.3 Exponential Functions
2.4 Exponential Function Manipulation
2.5 Exponential Function Context and Data Modeling
2.6 Competing Function Model Validation
2.7 Composition of Functions
2.8 Inverse Functions
2.9 Logarithmic Expressions
Unit 3 – Trigonometric and Polar Functions
3.1 Periodic Phenomena
3.10 Trigonometric Equations and Inequalities
3.11 The Secant, Cosecant, and Cotangent Functions
3.12 Equivalent Representations of Trigonometric Functions
3.13 Trigonometry and Polar Coordinates
3.14 Polar Function Graphs
3.15 Rates of Change in Polar Functions
3.2 Sine, Cosine, and Tangent
3.3 Sine and Cosine Function Values
3.4 Sine and Cosine Function Graphs
3.5 Sinusoidal Functions
3.6 Sinusoidal Function Transformations
3.7 Sinusoidal Function Context and Data Modeling
3.8 The Tangent Function
3.9 Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Unit 4 – Functions Involving Parameters, Vectors, and Matrices
4.10 Matrices
4.1 Parametric Functions
4.11 The Inverse and Determinant of a Matrix
4.12 Linear Transformations and Matrices
4.13 Matrices as Functions
4.14 Matrices Modeling Contexts
4.2 Parametric Functions Modeling Planar Motion
4.3 Parametric Functions and Rates of Change
4.4 Parametrically Defined Circles and Lines
4.5 Implicitly Defined Functions
4.6 Conic Sections
4.7 Parametrization of Implicitly Defined Functions
4.8 Vectors
4.9 Vector-Valued Functions
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Y
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A
Adjacent Side
Amplitude
Angle Measures
Arccos
Arccos(-0.2)
Arccosine
Arcsin
Arcsine
Arctangent
Arctangent function
C
Cartesian Coordinate Plane
Cartesian coordinate system
Closed Interval
Complex numbers
Concave Down
Concave Up
Coordinate Plane
Cosecant
Cosine Function
Cosθ
Cosθ = sin(θ + 𝛑/2)
Cot(x)
Cotangent
Counterclockwise
Csc(x)
D
Degrees
Dependent Variable
Domain
Domain and Range
Domain Restrictions
E
Equation for a Sinusoidal Function
Even Symmetry
F
Frequency
Function
G
Graphing Polar Functions
H
Horizontal Shift
Horizontal Stretch/Compression
Hypotenuse
I
Imaginary Component
Independent Variable
Inverse tangent function
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
M
Magnitude
Midline
Minimum
O
Odd Symmetry
Open Interval
Oscillation
P
Parametric coordinate systems
Period
Period of 2𝛑 Radians
Periodic Function
Periodic Nature of Sine, Cosine, and Tangent
Periodicity
Phase Shift
Point P
Polar Axis
Polar Coordinate Plane
Polar coordinate system
Polar Coordinates
Polar Functions
Pythagorean theorem
R
R = sinθ
Radial Distance
Radians
Radius
Real component
Reflection across the origin
Revolution
Right triangle
S
Sec(x)
Sec^2(x)
Secant
Secant Function
Sin^2(x)
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