MATH R117 - Precalculus and Trigonometry

    Recent Professors
    Catalina Yang, Hugo Viveros, Chinh Tran, Alan Hayashi, Lilia Ruvalcaba
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    35–40 students
    Credits
    6
    Prerequisite
    Course taught at the level of intermediate algebra or placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of MATH R117
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    This course gives the calculus-bound student a solid foundation in precalculus algebra and analytic trigonometry, with emphasis on function concepts and graphing. Topics include equations and inequalities, analytic geometry of lines and conic sections, properties of functions, techniques of graphing, elementary functions (linear, quadratic, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric) and inverse functions, trigonometric identities and equations, polar graphing, optimization applications, systems of equations, theory of equations, mathematical induction, binomial theorem, sequences, and series.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 5:00pm–8:15pm, Mon Wed 5:30pm–6:45pm, Mon Wed 9:00am–11:50am, Tue Thu 6:00pm–8:50pm