What You Should Know Before Going Into Calculus: Preparation For Calculus
1. Basic Algebra (PEMDAS/ Properties of Exponents)
2. Solving Equations (Especially Quadratics and Rational)
3. Factoring / Expansion (Simplifying Rational Expressions)
4. Analyzing Graphs (Increasing/Decreasing Intervals, Extrema, Concavity, Inflection Points)
5. Features of Graphs (Domain, Range, Zeroes, Intercepts, Intersection Points)
6. Unit Circle / Basic Trig. Identities
7. Properties of Natural Logs/ Exponentials
8. Area Formulas (Circle, Rectangle, Triangle, Trapezoid)
9. Parent Functions & Transformations
10. Misc Stuff: Composite Functions, Rationalizing, Slope Formula, Point Slope Form, Common Values (Root 2, Root 3, pi, e)
1. Basic Algebra (PEMDAS/ Properties of Exponents)
2. Solving Equations (Especially Quadratics and Rational)
3. Factoring / Expansion (Simplifying Rational Expressions)
4. Analyzing Graphs (Increasing/Decreasing Intervals, Extrema, Concavity, Inflection Points)
5. Features of Graphs (Domain, Range, Zeroes, Intercepts, Intersection Points)
6. Unit Circle / Basic Trig. Identities
7. Properties of Natural Logs/ Exponentials
8. Area Formulas (Circle, Rectangle, Triangle, Trapezoid)
9. Parent Functions & Transformations
10. Misc Stuff: Composite Functions, Rationalizing, Slope Formula, Point Slope Form, Common Values (Root 2, Root 3, pi, e)
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