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May 01, 2026
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MCOs for Faculty and Staff [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MATH& 142 - Precalculus II
Credits: 5
MATH& 142 is the second in a series of two courses designed to give students an in-depth understanding of functions and to prepare students for calculus. Graphical analysis of concepts is emphasized through the use of technology.
Course Outcomes:
- Analyze sine, cosine, tangent, cosecant, arcsine, arcosine, and arctangent functions.
- Identify domain and range.
- Generate and interpret graphs.
- Describe defining characteristics.
- Explain the relationship to the unit circle.
- Explain the relationship to the right triangle.
- Combine trigonometric functions using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition.
- Analyze transformations resulting from the application of shifts and scales.
- Solve equations and inequalities involving trigonometric expressions through analytic and graphical techniques.
- Apply the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines to oblique triangles.
- Use trigonometric identities to rewrite expressions, verify additional identities, and solve equations.
- Construct appropriate trigonometric functions to model and solve contextual problems.
- Relate two-dimensional vectors to right triangle trigonometry.
- Interpret parametric equations analytically and graphically.
- Analyze and graph polar equations; demonstrate the ability to convert between polar and Cartesian coordinates.
- Optional: identify, analyze, and apply conic sections.
LEC Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C- or higher in MATH& 141 , satisfactory placement, or permission of the Mathematics Department.
Course Attribute(s): Natural Science, Quantitative Skills/Reasoning, Transferable Elective
OEE Permitted: Yes
Grading Basis: Graded
Instructor/Department Consent Required: No Consent
CIP Code: 27.0101
Default Section Size/Cap: 28
Quarter(s) offered:
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