/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.9061175]

Hello, /sci/, I'm not a math person, but would like to become one. I have placed into pre-calc at my college.

Could I get the quick rundown on what to expect? Is it like Calculus lite, or just more complex Algebra than what I'm used to?

Thanks

[Anonymous No.9061186]

Quick Rundown?

[Anonymous No.9061187]

Pre-Calc usually involves algebra, trigonometry, and limits.

[Anonymous No.9061231]

I didn't even take precalc in high school and placed into calc wtf is wrong with you

[Anonymous No.9061279]

>>9061231
You learn most of "precalc" in algebra 2, anon.

[Anonymous No.9061329]

>>9061175
You're mostly going to get a re-cap on "algebra II", but applied through functions (which doesn't really change the math much). So, you might work with linear functions, quadratic functions, polynomial functions, etc. You'll also cover trigonometry, and elementary concepts related to calculus (limits, maybe even simple differentiation). You might also lightly cover some discrete maths (probability theory, simple matrices, simple number theory, etc), solving systems of linear equations, and simple analytic geometry (particularly, analysis of conic sections).

[Anonymous No.9061361]

>>9061279
Didn't even take that class seriously because it was mainstream and made the brainlets look worse than they are when I outperformed even the ones who studied hardest. Should've taken high school seriously, oh well.

[Anonymous No.9061881]

>>9061186

[Anonymous No.9062641]

>>9061175
I would kill just to start as pre-cal in college. I have to start in Algebra one again as 23 years old in the next semester.

[Anonymous No.9062667]

>>9061175

It's Algebra 2 with a few new concepts

[Anonymous No.9062832]

>>9062641
At least you're going back to school anon