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    Syllabus Precalculus

    Precalculus covers introduction and evaluation of trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities,


    complex numbers, exponential form of complex numbers, De Moivre’s Theorem, geometric
    representation of complex numbers, roots of unity, applications of complex numbers to geometry,
    two-dimensional and three-dimensional vectors and matrices, determinants, dot and cross product,
    applications of vectors and matrices to geometry.
    This course is specifically designed for high-performing students and draws material from many
    programs for top high school students in the country. Our philosophy is that students develop more by
    learning to solve problems they haven’t seen before, as opposed to offering repeated drills that
    students can memorize their way through. In this way, our classes are structured much more like
    courses at top-tier colleges.
    Book: Precalculus, by Richard Rusczyk
    Time Commitment: This 22-week course includes 1.5 in-class hours and 4-5 hours of homework each
    week, corresponding to a full-year course.
    Grading: 64% Short-Answer Challenge Problems, 32% Writing Challenge Problems (proofs), and 4%
    Class Participation.
    Content:
    Week Topic
    1 Basic Trigonometry
    2 Graphing Trig and Inverse Trig Functions
    3 Trigonometric Identities I
    4 Trigonometric Identities II
    5 Law of Cosines and Law of Sines
    6 More Geometry with Trigonometry
    7 Parametric Equations
    8 Polar, Cylindrical, and Spherical Coordinates
    9 Introduction to Complex Numbers and the Complex Plane
    10 Trigonometry and Complex Numbers
    11 Roots of Unity
    12 Geometry Using Complex Numbers I
    13 Geometry Using Complex Numbers II: Roots of Unity
    14 Vectors in Two Dimensions
    15 Vectors and Matrices in Two Dimensions
    16 Matrices in Two Dimensions
    17 Matrices in Two Dimensions II
    18 Determinants of 2x2 Matrices and Introduction to 3D Vectors
    19 Matrices in Three Dimensions
    20 Lines and Planes in Three Dimensions
    21 Cross Product and Determinant
    22 Applications of Vectors to Euclidean Geometry

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    Syllabus Precalculus

    Common Core State Standards:

    Domain Subdomain Standards


    The Complex Number System 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Number and Quantity
    Vector & Matrix Quantities 1, 2, 3, 4abc, 5ab, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Seeing Structure in Expressions 3a
    Arithmetic with Polynomial &
    Algebra Rational Expressions 1, 2, 3
    Reasoning with Equations and
    Inequalities 8, 9

    Interpreting Functions 5, 7e
    Functions Building Functions 1c, 3, 4abcd
    Trigonometric Functions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Congruence 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Similarity, Right Triangles,
    Geometry & Trigonometry 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Expressing Geometric Properties
    with Equations 1

    Sample Problems:

    I Let point D be on side BC, and let d = AD, m = BD, and n = CD. Stewart’s Theorem states that

    a(d2 + mn) = mb2 + nc2 .

    Using trigonometry, prove Stewart’s Theorem.

    I Simson Line: Let Z be a point on the circumcircle of 4ABC


    besides A, B, and C. Use complex numbers to show that the A Z
    feet of the perpendiculars from Z to the lines containing the
    sides of 4ABC are collinear.

    B
    C

    I Find a matrix N such that Nv is the projection of v onto the graph of x + y + z = 0.

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