Class Notes (Pre-Calc)

Chapter 7 - Polar and Parametric Equations

Lesson 7.1 KEY - Polar Coordinates

Lesson 7.2 KEY - Symmetry of Polar Graphs

Lesson 7.3 KEY - Classifying & Graphing Classic Polar Curves 

Lesson 7.4 KEY - Converting between Polar & Rectangular Forms

Lesson 7.5 KEY - Polar Forms of Complex Numbers

Lesson 7.6 KEY - Products, Quotients, Powers (DeMoivre's Theorem) and Roots of Complex Numbers

Lesson 7.7 KEY - Parametric Equations: Graphing and Writing in Rectangular Form

Lesson 7.8 KEY - Modeling with Parametric Equations (Projectile Motion)

Chapter 8 - Vectors

Lesson 8.1 KEY - Introduction to Vectors (Parts, Naming, Types) 

Lesson 8.2 KEY - Operations with Vectors

Lesson 8.3 KEY - Vector Application; Horizontal and Vertical Componets

Lesson 8.4 KEY - Dot Product

Lesson 8.5 KEY Video - Vector Projections

Lesson 8.6 KEY - Vectors in 3D Space

Chapter 9 - Conic Sections

Lesson 9.1 KEY - Introduction to Conic Sections; Circles

Lesson 9.2 KEY - Ellipses (Day 1 - Graphing) 

Lesson 9.3 KEY - Ellipses (Day 2 - Writing Equations)

Lesson 9.4 KEY - Hyperbolas (Day 1 - Graphing)

Lesson 9.5 KEY - Hyperbolas (Day 2 - Writing Equations)

Lesson 9.6 KEY - Parabolas (Day 1 - Graphing)

Lesson 9.7 KEY - Parabolas (Day 2 - Writing Equations) 

Lesson 9.8 KEY - Applications of Conic Sections

Lesson 9.9 KEY - General Conic Form; Identifying Conic Sections

Lesson 9.10 KEY - Polar Equations of Conic Sections (Day 1 - Identifying & Graphing)

Lesson 9.11 KEY - Polar Equations of Conic Sections (Day 2 - Writing) 

Chapter 10 - Systems of Equations and Matrices

Lesson 10.1 KEY - Two-Variable Systems of Equations Review

Lesson 10.2 Video - Nonlinear Systems of Equations

Lesson 10.3 KEY - Systems of Equations in three Variables

Lesson 10.4 KEY - Introduction to Matrices

Lesson 10.5 KEY - Multiplying Matrices 

Lesson 10.6 KEY - Determinants and inverse Matrices

Lesson 10.7 KEY - Matrices and Graphing Calculator

Lesson 10.8 KEY - Solving Systems of Equations with Cramer's Rule

Lesson 10.9 KEY - Solving Systems of Equations with Inverse Matrices

Lesson 10.10 KEY - Solving Systems with Gaussian Elimination

Lesson 10.11 KEY - Solving Systems with Gauss-Jordan Elimination

Lesson 10.12 KEY - Partial Fractions (Day 1 - Proper Expressions)

Lesson 10.13 KEY - Partial Fractions (Day 2 - Improper Expressions)

Lesson 10.14 KEY - Partial Fractions (Day 3 - Special Case Factors) 


Chapter 12 -  Introduction to Calculus

Lesson 12.1 KEY - Limit Notation, Estimating Limits Graphicaaly, Limits that Fail to Exist

Lesson 12.2 KEY - One-Sided Limits 

Lesson 12.3 KEY - Finding Limits Algebraically: Properties of Limits & Direct Substitution 

Lesson 12.4 KEY - Finidng Limits Algebraically: Factoring & Rationalizing

Lesson 12.5 KEY - Limits at infinity; Limits of Sequences 

Lesson 12.6 KEY - Tangent Lines

Lesson 12.7 KEY - Derivatives (using limits and rules)

Lesson 12.8 KEY - Application: Average vs Instantaneous Rate of Chance and Velocity