MATH 25 - Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry

    Recent Professors
    To Tam T. Pham, William J. Juarez, Teck C. Ky, Cynthia R. Burnham, Robert Knight, Gholamreza Brojerdi, Sylvia R. Anderson
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    42 students
    Difficulty
    4.1Lightout of 10
    Credits
    6
    Prerequisite
    ( MATH 013 and MATH 014 ) or MATH 016, all with C or better or placement by multiple measures
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    This course is an intensive combined course in college algebra and trigonometry designed primarily as preparation for calculus. Students will study basic algebraic concepts, complex numbers, equations and inequalities, graphs of functions, system of equations and inequalities, linear and quadratic functions, polynomial functions of higher degree, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions, inverse functions, basic identities, trigonometric equations, solving right triangles, solving triangles using the Law of Cosines and the Law of Sines, vectors, polar coordinates, and analytic geometry. Students may take both MATH 021 and MATH 022 or take only MATH 025 .
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Wed Thu 8:00am–12:05pm, Mon Tue Wed Thu 9:15am–10:35am, Mon Tue Wed Thu 10:45am–12:05pm, Mon Wed 6:00pm–9:05pm