MAT 126 — Trigonometry
/3 contact hours This course provides some of the tools for those students interested in mathematics, science, engineering, architecture, or manufacturing. Students will learn the basic geometry of angles, triangles, arcs, trigonometric functions, and vectors. The emphasis will be on practical applications. Students are required to bring a scientific or graphing calculator to class. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate math placement Core fulfilled: IV 3 credits/3 contact hours This course covers variables and symbols; scientific notation; formulas and literal equations; slope, intercepts, and equations of lines; graphs of linear and quadratic functions; graphs of linear inequalities; solving systems of linear equations; polynomials, products and factors; roots, rational exponents, and complex numbers; rational expressions; solving linear, quadratic, and higher order equations; solving linear inequalities; an introduction to exponential and logarithmic functions, and applied problem solving. A scientific calculator is required. Prerequisite(s): Appropriate math placement Core fulfilled: IV