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Mathematics Placement Exam Precalculus Concepts

The precalculus concepts listed below are examples of those covered on the Mathematics Placement Exam. Links connect to sections in the publisher's web sites for the textbooks Beginning Algebra (BA) and Intermediate Algebra (IA), and to Dr. David Joyce's Short Trig Course at Clark University.

PRECALCULUS TOPICS

	Graphing Linear Equations	BA 7.2
	Slope	BA 7.3
	Functions	BA 7.6
	Evaluating Functions
	Domain
	Graphing Quadratics	BA 10.4, IA 8.5
	Composite Functions
	Evaluating Rational Functions	IA 4.1, IA 4.2
	Solving Exponential Equations	IA 9.2
	Logarithms	IA 9.3
	Graphing Logarithmic Equations
	Trigonometry	Dave Joyce's Short Trig Course at Clark University
	Pythagorean Theorem	Pythagorean Theorem
	Radians	Angle Measurement
	Basic Trigonometric Functions	Sines, Cosines, Tangents
	Using Trigonometry with Right Triangles	Right Triangles
	Laws of Sines and Cosines	Oblique Triangles, Demonstations
	Trigonometric Identities	Identities
	Double and Half Angle Formulae	Identities
	Distance Formula
	Parallel Lines