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Math 111

Pre-Calculus: Math 111

Chapter 1: Graphs
1.1 Rectangular Coordinates, Graphing Utilities, Introduction to Graphing Equations

Use the distance formula

Use the midpoint formula

Graph Equations by hand by plotting points

Use a Graphing Utility to Graph Equations, Create Tables, and to Approximate Intercepts

Find Intercepts from a Graph

1.2 Intercepts, Symmetry, Graphing Key Equations

Finding intercepts Algebraically from an Equation

Test an Equation for Symmetry with Respect to the x-axis, y-axis, and the Origin

Identifying Graphs of Key Equations

1.3 Solving Equations Using a Graphing Utility

Solve Equations Using a Graphing Utility

1.4 Lines

Calculate and Interpret the Slope of a Line

Graph Lines Given a Point and the Slope

Find the Equation of a Vertical Line

Use the Point-Slope Form of a Line; Identify Horizontal Lines

Write the Equation of a Line in Slope-Intercept Form

Identify the Slope and y-Intercept of a Line from Its Equation

Graph Lines Written in General Form Using Intercepts

Find Equations of Perpendicular Lines

1.5 Circles

Write the stand form of the equation of a circle

Graph a Circle by Hand and by using a graphing utility

Chapter 2: Functions and Their Graphs
2.1: Functions

Determine Whether a Relation Represents a Function

Find the Value of a Function

Find the Domain of a Function Defined by an Equation

Form the Sum and Difference of Two Functions

Form the Product and Quotient of Two Functions

2.2 The graph of a Function

Identify the Graph of a Function

2.3 Properties of Functions

Determine Even and Odd Functions from a Graph

Identify Even and Odd Functions from the Equation

Use a Graph to Determine Where a Function is Increasing, Decreasing, or Constant

Use a Graph to Locate Local Maxima and Local Minima

Find the Average Rate of Change of a Function

2.4 Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions

Graph the Functions Listed in the Library of Functions

Graph Piecewise-defined Functions

2.5 Graphing Techniques: Transformations

Graph Functions Using Vertical and Horizontal Shifts

Graph Functions Using Compressions and Stretches

Graph Functions Using Reflections about the x-Axis and y-Axis

2.6 Mathematical Models: Building Functions

Build and Analyze Functions

Chapter 3: Linear and Quadratic Functions
3.1 Linear Functions, Their Properties, and Linear Models

Graph Linear Functions

Use Average Rate of Change to Identify Linear Functions

Determine Whether a Linear function is Increasing, Decreasing, or Constant

Build Linear Models from Verbal Descriptions

3.2 Building Linear Models from Data

Draw and Interpret Scatter Diagrams

Distinguish Linear Relations

Use a Graphing Utility to Find the Line of Best Fit

3.3 Quadratic Functions and Their Properties

Graph a Quadratic Function Using Transformations

Identify the Vertex and Axis of Symmetry of a Quadratic Function

Graph a Quadratic Function Using Its Vertex, Axis, and Intercepts

Find the Maximum or Minimum Value of a Quadratic Function

3.4 Building Quadratic Models from Verbal Descriptions and from Data

Build Quadratic Models from Data

3.5 Inequalities Involving Quadratic Functions

Solving Inequalities Involving a Quadratic Function

Chapter 4: Polynomial and Rational Functions
4.1 Polynomial Functions and Models

Identify Polynomial Functions and Their Degree

Graph Polynomial Functions Using Transformations

Identify the Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function and Their Multiplicity

Analyze the Graph of a Polynomial Function

Build Cubic Models from Data

4.2 Properties of Rational Functions

Find the Domain of a Rational Function

Find the Vertical Asymptotes of a Rational Function

Find the Horizontal or Oblique Asymptotes of a Rational Function

4.3 The Graph of a Rational Function

Analyze the Graph of a Rational Function

Solve Applied Problems Involving Rational Functions

4.4 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

Solve Polynomial Inequalities Algebraically and Graphically

Solve Rational Inequalities Algebraically and Graphically

4.5 The Real Zeros of Polynomial Function

Use the Remainder Theorem

Use the Factor Theorem

Use the Rational Zeros Theorem to List the Potential Rational Zeros of a Polynomial Function

Find the Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function

Use the Theorem for Bounds on Zeros

Use the Intermediate Value Theorem

4.6 Complex Zeros; Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Use the Conjugate Pairs Theorem

Find a Polynomial Function with Specified Zeros

Find the Complex Zeros of a Polynomial Function

Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

5.1 Composite Functions

Form a Composite Function

Find the Domain of a Composite Function

5.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions

Determine Whether a Function is One-to-One

Determine the Inverse of a Function Defined by a Map or a Set of Ordered Pairs

Obtain the Graph of the Inverse Function from the Graph of the Function

Find the Inverse of a Function Defined by an Equation

5.3 Exponential Functions

Sketching Exponential Functions and Their Transformations

Laws of Exponents and Solving Basic Exponential Equations

Modeling the Equation of an Exponential Function Using Two Ordered Pairs

Solve Exponential Equations and Exponential Functions

5.4 Logarithmic Functions

Change Exponential Statements to Logarithmic Statements and Logarithmic Statements to Exponential Statements

Evaluate Logarithmic Expressions

Determine the Domain of a Logarithmic Function

Graph Logarithmic Functions

Solve Logarithmic Equations

5.5 Properties of Logarithms

Work with the Properties of Logarithms

Write a Logarithmic Expression as a Single Logarithm

Evaluate Logarithms Whose Base Is Neither 10 nor e

5.6 Logarithmic and Exponential Equations

Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Solve Exponential Equations with Logarithms

Solve Logarithmic and Exponential Equations Using a Graphing Utility

5.7 Financial Models

Calculate Effective Rates of Return

Determine the Present Value of a Lump Sum of Money

Determine the Rate of Interest or Time Required to Double a Lump Sum of Money

5.8 Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Newton's Law; Logistic Growth and Decay Models

Exponential Growth and Decay Models

5.9 Build Exponential, Logarithmic, and Logistic Models from Data

Exponential Models

12: Induction; The Binomial Theorem
12.1 Sequences

Binomial Theorem Part 1

Binomial Theorem Part 2

Binomial Theorem Part 3

12.2 Arithmetic Sequences

Finding Arithmetic Sequences and Series

Find the Sum of a Finite Arithmetic Sequence

12.3 Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series

Finding and solving a formula for a geometric sequence

12.4 Mathematical Induction

Proving an Expression for the Sum of All Positive Integers Up to and Including n by Induction

12.5 The Binomial Theorem

Evaluate (n/j)

Use the binomial theorem