Precalculus-Algebra Class Notes
(Fall 2006 and Later)
Copies of the classnotes are on the internet in PDF and Postscript
formats as given below.
Chapter 1: Graphs.
- Section 1.1: Rectangular Coordinates.
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- Section 1.2: Graphs of Equations; Circles.
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- Section 1.3: Lines.
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- Section 1.4: Scatter Diagrams; Linear Curve Fitting.
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Chapter 2: Functions and Their Graphs.
- Section 2.1: Functions.
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- Section 2.2: The Graph of a Function.
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- Section 2.3: Properties of Functions.
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- Section 2.4: Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions.
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- Section 2.5: Graphing Techniques: Transformations.
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- Section 2.6: Mathematical Models: Constructing Functions.
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Chapter 3: Polynomial and Rational Functions.
- Section 3.1: Quadratic Functions and Models.
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- Section 3.2: Polynomial Functions.
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- Section 3.3: Rational Functons I.
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- Section 3.4: Rational Functions II: Analyzing Graphs.
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Chapter 4: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
- Section 4.1: Composite Functions.
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- Section 4.2: Inverse Functions.
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- Section 4.3: Exponential Functions.
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- Section 4.4: Logarithmic Functions.
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- Section 4.5: Properties of Logarithms.
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- Section 4.6: Logarithmic and Exponential Functions.
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- Section 4.8: Exponential Growth and Decay; Newton's Law; Logistic Models.
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Chapter 9: Analytic Geometry.
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