Section 2 Course Description
Taken from the official PCC course description:
- Course Number
- MTH 111
- Course Title
- Precalculus I: Functions
- CRN
- 20518
- Location
- LIBR 216 (Southeast Campus)
- Meeting Time
- MW, 9:00-11:50 AM
- Credit Hours
- 4
- Lecture Hours
- 30
- Lab Hours
- 30
- Prerequisites
- MTH 95, and
(RD115 and WR115) or IRW115 or equivalent placement.
Povides Provides preparation for trigonometry or calculus. Focuses on functions and their properties, including polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, piecewise-defined, and inverse functions. Explores topics symbolically, numerically, and graphically in real-life applications and interprets them in context. Emphasizes skill building, problem solving, modeling, reasoning, communication, connections with other disciplines, and the appropriate use of present-day technology. This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. MTH 111 and MTH 111Z are equivalent. The PCC Mathematics Department recommends that students take MTH courses in consecutive terms. Audit available.
Learning Outcomes.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Explore the concept of a function numerically, symbolically, verbally, and graphically and identify properties of functions both with and without technology.
- Analyze polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, as well as piecewise-defined functions, in both algebraic and graphical contexts, and solve equations involving these function types.
- Demonstrate algebraic and graphical competence in the use and application of functions including notation, evaluation, domain/range, algebraic operations and composition, inverses, transformations, symmetry, rate of change, extrema, intercepts, asymptotes, and other behavior.
- Use variables and functions to represent unknown quantities, create models, find solutions, and communicate an interpretation of the results.
- Determine the reasonableness and implications of mathematical methods, solutions, and approximations in context.
The complete Course Content and Outcome Guide can be found at www.pcc.edu/ccog/.
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