MATH 140 - Pre-Calculus: Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry

Course Description

  • Prerequisite: "C" or higher in MATH 135 OR placement in MATH 140

A study of angles; trigonometric and circular functions; solution of triangles; graphical representation; identities; inverse trigonometric functions; polar coordinates; conic sections; graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of Math 140, the student will be able to:

  • Define the trigonometric functions using the unit circle
  • Graph trigonometric functions on the rectangular axes
  • Solve right and oblique triangles
  • Solve verbal and non-verbal problems in plane trigonometry
  • Prove trigonometric identities and apply trigonometric formulas
  • Solve trigonometric equations
  • Represent conic sections algebraically and geometrically
  • Convert rectangular and polar coordinates
  • Graph trigonometric functions on the polar axes
  • Write complex numbers in trigonometric form
  • Graph exponential and logarithmic functions

In general, the course will prepare students for:

  1. the study of calculus by providing them with the skills, knowledge and mathematical
    maturity necessary for success in that course of study.
  2. vocations in which a knowledge of trigonometric and analytic geometry is useful.