Pre-Calculus College Preparatory

Course Level:             College Preparatory

Credits:                       5

Grade Level:               10-12

Prerequisite:               Geometry College Preparatory and Algebra II College Preparatory and refer to Level Placement Policy

NJ Course Code:         02-109-E

This course focuses on the study of the properties of functions, with specific attention to fundamental ideas about change and variation.   Students learn to reason with symbols and graphs, make decisions about mathematical structure, and construct functions as models for relationships between independent and dependent variables.

The course introduces students to the use of mathematical representations – definitions, graphs, and symbols – needed to model situations from physics, chemistry, engineering, pharmacy, architecture, economics, medicine, and ecology.  Students taking this course should have an interest in pursuing the study of calculus in high school or college.