ST. CHARLES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL COURSE SYLLABUS 2014-15

COURSE:

Pre-Calculus Honors

COURSE CURRICULUM COURSE DESCRIPTION: Pre-Calculus Honors is designed for the mathematics student who has completed Algebra II Honors and is preparing to study Calculus AB or BC. This rigorous course concentrates on the study of trigonometry, sequences and series, vectors, and polar coordinates.

UNITS OF STUDY:  Unit 1 Functions/ Review of Algebra II o Rational Functions o Exponential and Logarithmic Functions  Unit 2 Trigonometry o Trigonometric Functions o Trigonometric Identites  Unit 3 Transformations o Conics and Parametric Equations o Matrices o Vectors  Unit 4 Coordinate Systems o Polar Graphs o Complex Numbers  Other Units o Sequences and Series o Statistics o Introduction to Calculus TEXT: Glencoe: Precalculus GRADING SCALE: 90% – 100% 80% - 89% 70% - 79% 60% - 69% 59% or below

A B C D F

GRADING RULES: 40% 20% 20%

Chapter Tests and Unit Tests Quizzes Other- Homework, Classwork, Workshop, etc.

20%

Semester Final