MATH 2103 — - Applied Precalculus
MATH 2103 is intended for students in the life and social sciences, and any other areas where the application of mathematics is important. Students in this course will develop an understanding of functions and how they are used to model real world phenomena, including but not limited to change, motion and growth. The linear, quadratic, power, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and periodic functions are studied in this course. Students will become familiar with algebraic, numerical and graphical properties of these functions. This course is not intended for students planning to study mathematics, statistics, computer science, physical sciences, engineering or any other discipline requiring the complete calculus sequence. MATH 2103 is not an alternative to MATH 2111 (Precalculus) and does not satisfy the requirement for MATH 2141 (Calculus I). Lecture: 4 hours Prerequisite(s): MATH 1200 or MATH 1200C or Math Placement Course completes the following requirements: Scientific Reasoning Quantitative Literacy Mathematics and Science Health Science Math 1 URI/RIC Transfer General Education Transfer Opportunity: Yes (4 Credits) Designed for students who plan to study calculus eventually, this course deals with trigonometry from an analytical approach. Topics include relations and functions in general, the trigonometric functions and their inverses, graphs, solutions of triangles, vectors, trigonometric identities and equations, and applied problems. Lecture: 4 hours Prere