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Precalculus: College Algebra and Trigonometry (Professor Leonard)

By Professor Leonard

Course audio
Course audio: English
Level
Beginner
Length
100 lessons · 63.9 hours

What you'll be able to do

  • Find the domain of a function and combine functions
  • Work with exponential and logarithmic functions
  • Prove and use trigonometric identities and sum and difference formulas

About this course

Professor Leonard's full precalculus course in more than a hundred classroom lectures: college algebra first, then trigonometry. It starts with an introduction to functions, evaluating functions, finding the domain, operations on functions and the vertical line test, and continues through graphs and transformations, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions and systems, before the trigonometry half: angles, the unit circle, graphs of trigonometric functions, identities, and sum, difference, double- and half-angle formulas. Lectures are long and patient, often 30 to 60 minutes. A strong bridge from FSc or O/A Level maths to university calculus.

Before you start: Basic algebra

Syllabus

100 lessons · 63:54:15 in total

  1. 1Intro to Precalculus (Precalculus - College Algebra 1)3:16
  2. 2Introduction to Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 2)41:45
  3. 3How to Evaluate Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 3)50:29
  4. 4Finding the Domain of Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 4)40:51
  5. 5Operations of Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 5)22:16
  6. 6Using the Vertical Line Test (Precalculus - College Algebra 6)11:52
  7. 7Features of Graphs, Domain, Range (Precalculus - College Algebra 7)49:23
  8. 8Properties of Functions - Even vs Odd (Precalculus - College Algebra 8)29:08
  9. 9Properties of Functions - Increasing vs Decreasing (Precalculus - College Algebra 9)15:15
  10. 10Properties of Functions - Extrema (Precalculus - College Algebra 10)26:22
  11. 11Average Rate of Change of a Function (Precalculus - College Algebra 11)10:32
  12. 12How to Graph Piecewise Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 12)45:29
  13. 13Graphs You Must Know (Precalculus - College Algebra 13)19:11
  14. 14Introduction to Graph Transformations (Precalculus - College Algebra 14)48:01
  15. 15How to Graph with Transformations (Precalculus - College Algebra 15)33:09
  16. 16Introduction to Solving Quadratics (Precalculus - College Algebra 16)12:34
  17. 17The Square Root Method in Solving Quadratics (Precalculus - College Algebra 17)44:27
  18. 18Using Factoring to Solve Quadratics (Precalculus - College Algebra 18)55:48
  19. 19Completing the Square Made Easy (Precalculus - College Algebra 19)1:01:26
  20. 20Proving the Quadratic Formula - Twice (Precalculus - College Algebra 20)19:08
  21. 21Using the Quadratic Formula (Precalculus - College Algebra 21)46:04
  22. 22Finding Intersections of Functions (Precaluclus - College Algebra 22)19:51
  23. 23Using Substitutions to Solve Equations (Precalculus - College Algebra 23)47:53
  24. 24Graphing Quadratic Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 24)54:57
  25. 25Solving Quadratic Inequalities (Precalculus - College Algebra 25)37:25
  26. 26Applications of Quadratic Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 26)26:04
  27. 27Introduction to Polynomial Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 27)34:36
  28. 28Power Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 28)32:00
  29. 29Multiplicity and End Behavior of Polynomials (Precalculus - College Algebra 29)37:44
  30. 30Creating Polynomials from Real Zeros (Precalculus - College Algebra 30)58:08
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  1. 31How to Sketch Polynomial Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 31)1:04:05
  2. 32Synthetic Division and Long Division of Polynomials (Precalculus - College Algebra 32)52:49
  3. 33Descartes Rule of Signs (Precalculus - College Algebra 33)30:37
  4. 34How to Use the Rational Zeros Theorem (Precalculus - College Algebra 34)1:21:10
  5. 35Introduction to Complex Solutions of Polynomials (Precalculus - College algebra 35)17:32
  6. 36Creating Polynomials from Complex Solutions (Precalculus - College Algebra 36)40:23
  7. 37Finding ALL Solutions of Polynomials (Precalculus - College Algebra 37)1:09:18
  8. 38Finding Vertical Asymptotes of Rational Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 38)40:21
  9. 39Graphing Rational Functions with Transformations (Precalculus - College Algebra 39)46:24
  10. 40Finding a Horizontal Asymptote of a Rational Function (Precalculus - College Algebra 40)29:48
  11. 41Finding an Oblique Asymptote of a Rational Function (Precalculus - College Algebra 41)15:46
  12. 42Finding End Behavior of Rational Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 42)7:49
  13. 43Finding Asymptotes and Holes of Rational Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 43)51:33
  14. 44Graphing Rational Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 44)1:45:45
  15. 45Inequalities with Functions - Graphically (Precalculus - College Algebra 45)20:30
  16. 46Inequalities with Polynomial Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 46)34:05
  17. 47Inequalities with Rational Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 47)58:13
  18. 48Composition of Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 48)28:21
  19. 49Finding Domain of Composite Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 49)29:16
  20. 50One to One Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 50)14:55
  21. 51Finding Inverse Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 51)51:43
  22. 52Graphs of Exponential Functions (Precalculus - College Algebra 52)23:51
  23. 53Graphing Exponential Functions with Transformations (Precalculus -College Algebra 53)38:29
  24. 54Solving Exponential Equations with Common Bases (Precalculus - College Algebra 54)37:06
  25. 55Introduction to Logarithms and Their Graphs (Precalculus - College Algebra 55)1:01:13
  26. 56Graphing Logarithms with Transformations (Precalculus - College Algebra 56)16:01
  27. 57Introduction to Solving Logarithms and Exponentials (Precalculus - College Algebra 57)34:46
  28. 58Properties of Logarithms (Precalculus - College Algebra 58)21:49
  29. 59How to Expand Logarithms (Precalculus - College Algebra 59)28:42
  30. 60How to Combine Logarithms (Precalculus - College Algebra 60)25:46
  31. 61How to Change the Base of a Logarithm (Precalculus - College Algebra 61)9:55
  32. 62Solving Logarithms with Common Bases (Precalculus - College Algebra 62)33:00
  33. 63Solving Logarithmic Equations with Exponentials (Precalculus - College Algebra 63)1:03:43
  34. 64Solving Exponential Equations with Logarithms (Precalculus - College Algebra 64)1:03:24
  35. 65Review of Compound Interest (Precalculus - College Algebra 65)46:13
  36. 66Exponential Growth and Decay (Precalculus - College Algebra 66)48:26
  37. 67Introduction to Sequences (Precalculus - College Algebra 67)54:35
  38. 68Introduction to Series and Summation Notation (Precalculus - College Algebra 68)42:41
  39. 69Arithmetic Sequences (Precalculus - College Algebra 69)21:31
  40. 70Arithmetic Series (Precalculus - College Algebra 70)15:11
  41. 71Geometric Sequences (Precalculus - College Algebra 71)30:14
  42. 72Geometric Series (Precalculus - College Algebra 72)42:02
  43. 73Proof by Mathematical Induction (Precalculus - College Algebra 73)22:35
  44. 74Introduction to Angles (Precalculus - Trigonometry 1)26:59
  45. 75Converting Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds (Precalculus - Trigonometry 2)19:10
  46. 76Introduction to Radians (Precalculus - Trigonometry 3)17:26
  47. 77Converting Radians and Degrees (Precalculus - Trigonometry 4)38:45
  48. 78Area of a Sector, Angular Velocity, Applications (Precalculus - Trigonometry 5)36:57
  49. 79Trigonometric Functions and the Unit Circle (Precalculus - Trigonometry 6)39:59
  50. 80How to Use the Unit Circle in Trigonometry (Precalculus - Trigonometry 7)42:57
  51. 81Basic Properties of Trigonometric Functions (Precalculus - Trigonometry 8)1:10:54
  52. 82Reciprocal Identities in Trigonometry (Precalculus - Trigonometry 9)46:54
  53. 83Pythagorean Identities for Trigonometric Functions (Precalculus - Trigonometry 10)37:54
  54. 84The Graphs of Sine and Cosine (Precalculus - Trigonometry 11)34:34
  55. 85Graphing Transformations with Sine and Cosine (Precalculus - Trigonometry 12)1:06:48
  56. 86How to Graph Tangent and Cotangent (Precalculus - Trigonometry 13)26:14
  57. 87Graphing Transformations with Tangent and Cotangent (Precalculus - Trigonometry 14)40:39
  58. 88How to Graph Cosecant and Secant (Precalculus - Trigonometry 15)29:55
  59. 89How to Graph Phase Shifts of Trigonometric Functions (Precalculus - Trigonometry 16)37:52
  60. 90Introduction to Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Precalculus - Trigonometry 17)30:58
  61. 91How to Use Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Precalculus - Trigonometry 18)53:55
  62. 92How to Find Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Precalculus - Trigonometry 19)32:14
  63. 93How to Solve Basic Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Precalculus - Trigonometry 20)7:14
  64. 94An Indepth Look at Using Inverse Trig Functions (Precalculus - Trigonometry 21)1:18:27
  65. 95How to Solve Trigonometric Equations (Precalculus - Trigonometry 22)1:34:36
  66. 96Introduction to Using Trigonometric Identities (Precalculus - Trigonometry 23)23:44
  67. 97How to Prove Trigonometric Identities (Precalculus - Trigonometry 24)55:39
  68. 98Introduction to Sum and Difference Formulas in Trigonometry (Precalculus - Trigonometry 25)51:27
  69. 99Using Sum and Difference Formulas in Trigonometry (Precalculus - Trigonometry 26)58:07
  70. 100Proving the Double and Half Angle Formulas for Trigonometry (Precalculus - Trigonometry 27)27:17

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