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Angles in Standard Positions
Students identify positive and negative angles using the Unit Circle. In this pre-calculus lesson, students identify the different angles on a unit circle using the coordinate plane and the four different quadrants as a guide. They...
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Pre-Calculus Sudoku Puzzle
In this pre-calculus instructional activity, student solve 35 multiple choice problems and then place the answers in a Sudoku puzzle form. This instructional activity would be a great warm up or fun test review.
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Precalculus, Droodle Review Sheet
In this pre-calculus worksheet, students solve 20 problems in order to determine the "Droodle." Each correct answer the students achieve will be associated with a letter, that letter will be used to uncover the identity of a strange...
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Fractal Worksheets
This page contains links to 4 different worksheets containing fractal problems relating to calculus.There are also 2 links to triangular and square dot paper. All items are available for download.
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Velocity
In this pre-calculus learning exercise, students calculate the velocity of a linear graph by observing the slope of a line. There are 10 velocity questions.
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Basic Theorems and Proofs
In this pre-calculus learning exercise, 11th graders recall the three forms of the law of cosines and used it to solve problems involving triangles. They also write out the laws of sines and use those to solve problems with angles. There...
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Tangent Properties
In this pre-calculus activity, students solve for angles formed by a tangent line and a circle. There are 6 different worksheets containing 8-10 problems per sheet.
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Trigonometric Ratios
Learners investigate properties of the unit circle using sine, cosine and tangent. They analyze the answers to questions about the unit circle based on a right triangle.
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Functional Analysis
Students perform functional analysis. In this pre-calculus instructional activity, students recognize the different elements of a function, graph a function and analyze it. They synthesize composites of other basic functions.
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Area of a Triangle
Students solve the area of triangles. In this precalculus lesson, students are given two sides of a triangle and asked to calculate the area. They apply the law of sine and the side-angle-side area formula to solve.
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Precalculus: Function Models for Real-Life Situations
Students use calculators and "by hand" techniques to compare models of real-life data situations, determine the best model for a situation, and use their models to make predictions.
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Mathematics: Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section
This resource contains everything you ever needed to know about Fibonacci numbers. You'll find mathematical and historical facts, examples, problems, interactive demonstrations, and more.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Mean Value Theorem
This site provides an explanation as well as formulas and examples of the mean value theorem.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Fermat's Last Theorem
Very detailed and comprehensive site from MathWorld.com about Fermat's Last Theorem. This site has good explanantions and links to related topics.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Topics in Precalculus
Designed to help high school students to learn precalculus, topics include the formal rules of algebra, rational and irrational numbers and mathematical induction.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Graph a Function, Its Second Derivative
This online tutorial site shows that the concavity of a function is related to the second derivative of the function by using an online graphing system. Inflection points are also briefly discussed.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Pre Calculus
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pre Calculus."