MamaSprout Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I'm truly fuzzy on Precalculus scope and sequence, but my dd does really well with the Edx format. How would something like this https://www.edx.org/course/pre-university-calculus-delftx-calc001x-1 fit into a math sequence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Precalculus tends to be a mix of continued advanced algebra with trig. The course you link has the algebra that is covered in Precalc, but does not have the trig. It also seems to cover the beginning of calculus. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 "What you'll learnUnderstand, visualize and manipulate different elementary functions, like powers, roots, polynomials, trigonometric functions, exponential and logarithmic functionsUnderstand, visualize and solve equations and inequalities involving these elementary functionsUnderstand the concept of differentiation and to calculate the derivatives of compositions of elementary functionsUnderstand the concept of integration and to use some elementary integration techniques " It does cover Trig, probably assumes that you had significant prior exposure. It is a short course so probably won't be in depth as a full semester. Give it a spin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 This is a brief review for students who were educated in another educational system (in which calculus was taught in high school) and are preparing to start university. It would not be suitable as a first exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 This is a brief review for students who were educated in another educational system (in which calculus was taught in high school) and are preparing to start university. It would not be suitable as a first exposure. First exposure to calculus or precalculus? Would this be appropriate for someone whose been exposed to precalculus, but needs deepening of understanding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 What do you mean by exposed to precalculus? How much has been done? If a full precalculus course has already been completed and it has been some time and a brief reminder of "how this works" is necessary it could work. The last two weeks are calculus but if you don't do it for the certificate you could just skip those. But if a full course hasn't been completed the pace is going to be far too rapid for most people to follow. I mean, it's free. You could try. Worst thing that happens is that it doesn't work. But I wouldn't make plans predicated on this being sufficient (like registering for a calculus class) until after I saw it work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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