Review for CALC
Review for Calc (MA126, MA125)
You're signed-up for Calc 1 next block, but perhaps you've not taken math for a while. The selection of tutorials below highlights some key concepts or rules from algebra or pre-calc that you will need. Each tutorial features a few basic algebraic rules, worked-out sample problems, and practice problems with clickable solutions. Reviewing this material and doing some of these problems in advance will help you be ready for class on day 1.
1. For Starters
Intermediate Algebra:
Tutorial 27: The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
Tutorial 29: Factoring by Special Products
Tutorial 32: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
Tutorial 33: Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
Tutorial 34: Complex Fractions
College Algebra:
Tutorial 4: Radicals
Tutorial 5: Rational Exponents
Tutorial 7: Factoring Polynomials
Tutorial 8: Simplifying Rational Expressions
Tutorial 25: Slope of a Line
Tutorial 26: Equations of Lines
Tutorial 27: Graphing Lines
Tutorial 30: Introduction to Functions
2. More Practice: Graphs of Functions:
Tutorial 31: Graphs of Functions, Part I
Tutorial 32: Graphs of Functions, Part II
Piecewise defined functions
http://patrickjmt.com/graphing-a-piece-wise-defined-function-another-example/
3. Unit Circle, Sine, Cosine, Tangent
Sequence of 2 videos plus interactive to practice
manipulative (pretty good)
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/trig-tour/latest/trig-tour_en.html
4. More Practice: Exponents and Logs:
Tutorial 42: Exponential Functions
Tutorial 43: Logarithmic Functions
Tutorial 44: Logarithmic Properties
Tutorial 45: Exponential Equations
5. Wanting More?
Try some other tutorials at:
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/int_algebra/index.htm
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/index.htm