MATH 004 - Precalculus and Trigonometry

    Recent Professors
    Randall Robertson
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    6
    Prerequisite
    Placement as determined by the college's multiple
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    measures assessment process and completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra. General Education: SCC: Area 2; Cal-GETC: Area 2 002 and MATH 004 A comprehensive study of mathematics, essentially comprising the content of college algebra (Math 002) and trigonometry (Math 051), that is prerequisite to the calculus sequence. Topics included are: the study of polynomial, absolute value, radical, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, analytic geometry, and polar coordinates, 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.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed Fri 8:30am–10:20am