MATH V20 - Precalculus Mathematics

    Recent Professors
    Chinh Tran, Michael McCain, Topher Frederick, Marcel Koressa, AJ Naderi
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    36–40 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    MATH V05 or the fourth year of high school mathematics (advanced mathematics) with grade of C or better; or placement as measured by the college assessment process
    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 serves as a preparation for calculus. Topics include polynomial, absolute value, rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic geometry; matrices; series; and polar coordinates. The approach is designed to unify the concepts of mathematics at the precalculus level.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 1:00pm–3:15pm, Mon Wed 10:00am–12:15pm