MATH 259 - Precalculus with Trigonometry

    Recent Professors
    Caroline Sabol, Yuriy Sokolovskiy, Adam Littig, Andranik Pogosyan, George Caleodis, Anzhela Baghumyan, Wissam Barakat
    Recent Semesters
    Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    7.9Heavyout of 10
    Credits
    6
    Prerequisite
    MATH 120 or MATH 121; and
    Winter 2027 Sections
    View Winter 2027 sections of MATH 259
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    This course is preparation for calculus. It covers the study of polynomial, absolute value, radical, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, analytic geometry, theory of equations, mathematical induction, sequences and series, binomial theorem, inequalities, matrices, polar coordinates, graphing polynomial, rational, and conic sections. The study of trigonometric functions, their inverses and their graphs, identities and proofs related to trigonometric expressions, trigonometric equations, solving right triangles, solving triangles using the Law of Cosines and the Law of Sines, and introduction to vectors. MATH 245, MATH 259 AND MATH 260 COMBINED: MAXIMUM UC CREDIT, 1 COURSE. NOTE: MATH 259 AND MATH 260 COMBINED: MAXIMUM UC CREDIT: 5 SEMESTER UNITS. C-ID MATH 955
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Wed Thu 11:20am–12:45pm, Mon Tue Wed Thu 1:00pm–2:25pm, Mon Tue Wed Thu 8:00am–9:25am, Mon Tue Wed Thu 9:40am–11:05am