College Algebra
     Real Numbers
      The set of real numbers
      Rational numbers
         Decimal representation of rational numbers or fractions
         Expanded form of decimal number, decimal fractions
         Terminating decimals
         Recurring decimals (Infinite decimals, period)
         Purely recurring decimals
         Mixed recurring decimals
         Converting decimal number to a fraction
         Converting terminating decimal to a fraction
         Converting the purely recurring decimal to a fraction
         Converting the mixed recurring decimal to a fraction
         Exponential or scientific notation of decimal numbers
         Converting from a number to scientific notation
         Converting from scientific notation to a decimal number
      Irrational numbers
         Rationalizing a denominator
      The Real Number Line, and Relations
         Inequalities of real numbers
         Relations, less than and greater than
      Interval definition and notation
         Closed and open intervals (unbounded intervals)
      Distance and absolute value
         Properties of absolute value
      Properties of the Real Numbers
         Properties of exponents
         The rules for powers (or exponents)
         Simplifying an exponential expression
      Order of Operations
      Absolute Value Equations
         Solving absolute value equations
      Linear Inequalities
         Solving inequalities
         Properties of inequalities
         Examples of solving single linear inequalities
         Solving compound (double) inequalities
      Absolute Value Inequalities
         Solving linear inequalities with absolute value
         Examples of solving linear inequalities with absolute value
      Quadratic Equation  x2 = aa > 0
      Radicals (roots)
      Square root
         Properties of square roots
         Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing square roots
         Rationalizing a denominator
      The Graph of the Quadratic Function  f (x) = x2
      Translation of the source quadratic function in the direction of the y-axis,
         quadratic function of the form  f (x) = x2 + y0
      Quadratic equation  x2 = aa > 0
      The Principal Square Root Function - the inverse of the square of x (or quadratic) function
      Definition of the inverse function
      The graph of the principal square root function
      Translation of the principal square root function in the direction of the x-axis
      Radicals (roots) and/or Exponentiation with Fractional (rational) Exponent
      Rules and properties of radicals
      Rules and properties of radicals and/or fractional exponents
      Simplifying radical expressions
      Operations on radical expressions
         Adding, subtracting and multiplying radicals
      Rationalizing a denominator
      Radicals and/or fractional (rational) exponents
      Rational Expressions
      Simplification of rational expressions, reducing to lowest terms
      Addition and subtraction of rational expressions
      Multiplication and division of rational expressions
      Solving complex rational expressions
      Imaginary and Complex Numbers
      Imaginary numbers basic definitions
          Imaginary unit
      Complex Numbers
         Real and imaginary parts
         The complex plane
         The set of all complex numbers C
         Absolute value, modulus of a complex number
         Complex conjugates
      Addition and subtraction of complex numbers
      Multiplication and division of complex numbers
      Polar or Trigonometric Notation of Complex Numbers
         Multiplication and division of complex numbers in the polar form
         Exponentiation and root extraction of complex numbers in the polar form
         Powers and roots of complex numbers, use of de Moivre’s formulas
      Euler’s formula, relationship between trigonometric functions and the complex exponential function
 
Equations and Inequalities, Functions
     Linear equation in one variable
      Linear equation
      Solving linear equations
         Linear equation in one variable, examples
     Linear Inequalities
      Solving inequalities
      Properties of inequalities
      Examples of solving single linear inequalities
      Solving compound (double) inequalities
     Equations with Rational Expressions
      Solving rational equations
      Rational equations - Linear equations
     Rational Inequalities
      Method of solving rational inequalities
      The graph of the translated equilateral (or rectangular) hyperbola
     Rectangular (Two-dimensional, Cartesian) Coordinate System
      Coordinate axes, x-axis and y-axis, origin, quadrants
      Points in the Coordinate plane
      Midpoint of a line segment
      The distance formula
      Dividing a line segment in a given ratio
      The area of a triangle
      The coordinates of the centroid of a triangle
      Lines parallel to the axes, horizontal and vertical lines
     Polar Coordinate System
      Polar and Cartesian coordinates relations
         Conversion from polar to rectangular coordinates
         Conversion from rectangular to polar coordinates
      Polar coordinates of a point
      Equation of a line in polar form
         Lines parallel to the axes, horizontal and vertical lines
         Lines running through the origin or pole (radial lines)
         Polar equation of a line
      Equation of a circle in polar form
         General equation of a circle in polar coordinates
         Polar equation of a circle with a center on the polar axis running through the pole
         Polar equation of a circle with a center at the pole
     Introduction to Functions
      Function definition, notation and terminology
         Domain, range and codomain
         Evaluating a function
         Composition of functions (a function of a function)
         Inverse function
     The Graph of a Function
      Functions behavior, properties and characteristic points of the graph
         Domain and range
         Roots or zero function values, x-intercepts, y-intercepts
         Increasing/decreasing intervals
         Continuity and discontinuity
         Vertical, horizontal and oblique or slant asymptotes
         Stationary points and/or critical points
         Turning points (extremes, local or relative maximums or minimums)
         Inflection points and intervals of concavity
         Symmetry of a function, parity - odd and even functions
      Transformations of original or source function
         How some changes of a function notation affect the graph of the function
         Translations of the graph of a function
         Reflections of the graph of a function
      Types of Functions - Basic Classification
         Algebraic functions and Transcendental functions
      Algebraic functions
         The polynomial function
         Rational functions
         Reciprocal function
      Transcendental functions
         Exponential and logarithmic functions, inverse functions
         Trigonometric (cyclometric) functions and inverse trigonometric functions (arc-functions)
     The Graphs of the Elementary Functions
         The graphs of algebraic and transcendental functions
      The Graphs of Algebraic Functions
      -  The graphs of the polynomial functions
         The source or original polynomial function
         Translating (parallel shifting) of the polynomial function
         Coordinates of translations and their role in the polynomial expression
         The graph of the linear function
         The graph of the quadratic function
         The graphs of the cubic function
         The graphs of the quartic function
         Translated power function
      -  The graphs of rational functions
         Basic properties of rational functions
         The graph of the reciprocal function, equilateral or rectangular hyperbola
         Translation of the reciprocal function, linear rational function
      Transcendental Functions - The Graphs of Transcendental Functions
         Exponential and logarithmic functions are mutually inverse functions
      -  The graph of the exponential function
      -  The graph of the logarithmic function
      -  Trigonometric (cyclometric) functions and inverse trigonometric functions (arc functions)
         The graphs of the trigonometric functions and inverse trigonometric functions or arc-functions
         The graph of the sine function
         The graph of the cosine function
         The graph of the arc-sine function and the arc-cosine function
         The graph of the tangent function and the cotangent function
         The graph of the arc-tangent function and the arc-cotangent function
         The graph of the cosecant function
         The graph of the secant function
         The graph of the arc-cosecant and the arc-secant function
     Linear Function
      The linear function  f(x) = mx + c
         The graph of the linear function
         Properties of the linear function
     Absolute Value Functions and Equations
      The graph of the absolute value function  f(x) = | x |
      The graph of absolute value of a linear function  f(x) = | ax+ b |
      Linear equation with absolute value, graphic solution
     Absolute Value Inequalities
      Solving linear inequalities with absolute value
     Equations of Straight Line
      Slope of a line
      Slope-intercept form of a line
      The point-slope form of a line
      The two points form of the equation of a line
      Parallel and perpendicular lines
     Simultaneous Linear Equations
      System of two linear equations in two unknowns (variables)
         The system has, a single solution, no solution or has infinitely many solutions
         Solving systems of equations
      Substitution and comparison method
      Addition or elimination method
      System of linear equations word problems
      Solving systems of equations graphically
         Independent equations, inconsistent equations and dependent equations
      Cramer’s rule (using determinants) to solve systems of linear equations
         Solving system of two equations in two unknowns using Cramer's rule
         Solving system of three equations in three unknowns using Cramer's rule
      Method of expanding a determinant of a rank n to cofactors
     Systems of Linear Inequalities
      Solving and graphing systems of linear inequalities
      Solving and graphing systems of linear inequalities in two variables
     Rational Inequalities
      Method of solving rational inequalities
      The graph of the translated equilateral (or rectangular) hyperbola
     Polynomial and/or Polynomial Functions and Equations
      Definition of a polynomial or polynomial function
      Division of polynomials
      Factoring polynomials and solving polynomial equations by factoring
         Solving quadratic and cubic equations by factoring, examples
      Polynomial functions
         Source or original polynomial function
         Translating (parallel shifting) of the polynomial function
         Coordinates of translations and their role in the polynomial expression
         Transformations of the polynomial function applied to the quadratic and cubic functions
      Roots or zeros of polynomial function
      Graphing polynomial functions
         Zero polynomial
         Constant function
         Linear function
      Quadratic Function and Equation
         The graph of quadratic function
         Translated form of quadratic function
         The sum and product of the roots
         Vertex (the turning point, maximum or minimum) - coordinates of translations
         Transformations of the graph of the quadratic function
      Quadratic equation word problems
      Cubic Functions
         Graphs of cubic functions
         Graphing a cubic function, example
      Sigma notation of the polynomial
         Coefficients of the source polynomial in the form of a recursive formula
         Coefficients of the source polynomial function are related to its derivative at x0
     Binomial equations
      Solving binomial equations
     Equations reducible to quadratic,  bi-quadratic equations
      Solving equations reducible to quadratic
     Quadratic inequalities
      Solving quadratic inequalities
      Graphic solution of quadratic inequalities
     Absolute value equations, quadratic equations and functions
      Solving quadratic equations with absolute value
      Graphing absolute value functions or equations, examples
     Radical or irrational equations
      Solving irrational or radical equations
     Rational Functions
      Basic properties of rational functions
      The graph of the reciprocal function, equilateral or rectangular hyperbola
      Translation of the reciprocal function, linear rational function
      Graphing rational functions
         Vertical asymptotes of rational functions
         Horizontal asymptotes of rational functions
         The oblique or slant asymptote of rational functions
         Graphs of rational functions, examples
     Exponential and Logarithmic Functions and Equations
      Inverse functions
      Exponential functions
      Logarithmic functions
         Translated logarithmic and exponential functions
         Rules and properties of logarithms
         Natural logarithm, common logarithm
         Changing the base – different logarithmic identities
      Exponential and logarithmic equations
         Solving exponential and logarithmic equations
         Exponential equations
         Logarithmic equations
Conic Sections
     Circle
      General equation of a circle with the center S(p, q) - translated circle
         The equation of the circle, example
         Equation of the circle with the center at the origin O(0, 0)
      Circle through three points
         The equation of the circle through three points, example
     Circle and Line
      Line circle intersection
         Circle and line, examples
      Equation of a tangent at a point of a circle with the center at the origin
      Equation of a tangent at a point of a translated circle
         Equation of a tangent at a point of a circle, examples
      Condition of tangency - Condition for a line to be the tangent to a circle
         Condition for a line to be the tangent to the circle with the center at the origin O(0, 0)
         Condition for a line to be the tangent to the translated circle
      Tangents to a circle from a point outside the circle - use of the tangency condition
      Angle between a line and a circle
      Mutual position of two circles
      The radical line or the radical axis
      The pole and the polar
      Angle between two circles
     Ellipse
      Definition and construction
         Eccentricity and linear eccentricity
         Constructions of an ellipse
      Equation of the ellipse, standard equation of the ellipse
         Major axis, minor axis, and vertices
         The focal parameter, latus rectum
      The parametric equations of the ellipse
      Equation of a translated ellipse
     Ellipse and Line
      Intersection of ellipse and line - tangency condition
      Equation of the tangent at a point on the ellipse
          Construction of the tangent at a point on the ellipse
      Angle between the focal radii at a point of the ellipse
      Tangents to an ellipse from a point outside the ellipse - use of the tangency condition
         Construction of tangents from a point outside the ellipse
      Polar and pole of the ellipse
         Equation of the polar of the given point
      Ellipse and line examples
     Hyperbola
      Definition and construction of the hyperbola
         Construction of the hyperbola
      Equation of the hyperbola
         Properties of the hyperbola
         Examining equation of the hyperbola
      Equilateral or rectangular hyperbola
      Translated hyperbola
      Equation of the hyperbola in vertex form
      Parametric equation of the hyperbola
         Examples of hyperbola
      Equilateral or rectangular hyperbola with the coordinate axes as its asymptote
         Translation of equilateral or rectangular hyperbola with the coordinate axes as its asymptote
     Hyperbola and Line
      Hyperbola and line relationships
         Condition for a line to be the tangent to the hyperbola - tangency condition
      The equation of the tangent at the point on the hyperbola
      Polar and pole of the hyperbola
      Construction of the tangent at the point on the hyperbola
      Construction of tangents from a point outside the hyperbola
      Properties of the hyperbola
         The area of a triangle which the tangent at a point on the hyperbola forms with asymptotes
         The tangency point bisects the line segment of the tangent between asymptotes
         The parallels to the asymptotes through the tangency point intersect asymptotes
      The equation of the equilateral or rectangular hyperbola with the coordinate axes as its asymptotes
      Hyperbola and line examples
     Parabola
      Definition and construction of the parabola
         Construction of the parabola
      Vertex form of the equation of a parabola
      Transformation of the equation of a parabola
      Equation of a translated parabola - the standard form
         The parabola whose axis of symmetry is parallel to the y-axis
         Equation of the parabola written in the general form
      Parametric equations of the parabola
      Examples
     Parabola and Line
      Common points of a line and a parabola
      Condition for a line to be the tangent to the parabola - tangency condition
      The equation of the tangent and the normal at the point on the parabola
      Properties of the parabola
      Polar of the parabola
      Construction of the tangent at the point on the parabola
      Construction of the tangents from a point exterior to the parabola
      Parabola and line, examples
     Conics, a Family of Similarly Shaped Curves - Properties of Conics
      Conics, a Family of Similarly Shaped Curves – Properties of Conics
      Dandelin's Spheres - proof of conic sections focal properties
         Proof that conic section curve is the ellipse
         Proof that conic section curve is the hyperbola
         Proof that conic section curve is the parabola
      Conics - a family of similarly shaped curves
Vectors  in a Plane and Space
     Vectors in a Plane
      Vectors - introduction
         Length, magnitude or norm of the vector
      Collinear, opposite and coplanar vectors
      Addition of vectors
         Triangle rule (law) and parallelogram rule
         Zero or null vector
      Subtraction of vectors
      Scalar multiplication or multiplication of a vector by scalar
         Unit vector
      Addition, subtraction and scalar multiplication of vectors, examples
      Linear combination of vectors
      Linear dependence of vectors
      Vectors and a coordinate system, Cartesian vectors
      Vectors in a coordinate plane (a two-dimensional system of coordinates), Cartesian vectors
         Radius vector or position vector
         Vector components
         Vectors in a two-dimensional system, examples
      Vectors in three-dimensional space in terms of Cartesian coordinates
         Angles of vectors in relation to coordinate axes, directional cosines - scalar components of a vector
         The unit vector of a vector
         Vectors in a three-dimensional coordinate system, examples
      Scalar product or dot product or inner product
      Orthogonality or perpendicularity of two vectors
         Different positions of two vectors and the corresponding values of the scalar product
      Square of magnitude of a vector
      Scalar product of unit vectors
      Scalar or dot product properties
      Scalar product in the coordinate system
      Angle between vectors in a coordinate plane
      Projection of a vector in the direction of another vector, the scalar and vector components
      Vector product or cross product
      Vector product
         Right-handed system
         An example for the vector product in physics
         The condition for two vectors to be parallel
         The vector products of the standard unit vectors
         The vector product properties
         The vector product in the component form
      The mixed product or the scalar triple product
         The mixed product or scalar triple product definition
         The mixed product properties
         The condition for three vectors to be coplanar
         The mixed product or scalar triple product expressed in terms of components
      The vector product and the mixed product use, examples
 
Sequences and Series
     Sequences
      Arithmetic sequence/progression
         General term of an arithmetic sequence
         The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence
      The sum of the first n natural numbers
         Arithmetic sequences, examples
      Geometric sequence/progression
         General term of a geometric sequence
      The sum of the first n terms of a finite geometric sequence, geometric series
         Geometric sequences, examples
      Recursive definition and the recursion formula
     Series
      Finite and infinite, convergent and divergent series
      Geometric series
      The sum of an infinite geometric sequence, infinite geometric series
         The sum of an infinite converging geometric series, examples
      Converting recurring decimals (infinite decimals) to fraction
 
Mathematical Induction and Binomial Theorem
     Mathematical Induction
      Mathematical induction examples
     The Binomial Theorem
      Factorial
      Binomial coefficients and Pascal's triangle
      The binomial theorem, sigma notation and binomial expansion algorithm
         The binomial theorem and binomial expansion algorithm examples
 
Combinatorics and Probability
     Permutations, Combinations and Variations
      Permutations
      Permutations of n objects some of which are the same
      Combinations
      Combinations with repetition
      Variations or permuted combinations (permutations without repetition)
      Variations with repetition (or permuted combinations with repetition)
     Probability
      Probability definition, terms and notation
         Sample space, event
      Probability formula
      The probability of mutually exclusive events
      The probability of not mutually exclusive events
      The probability of two independent events
      The probability of two dependent events
      Calculating probabilities, examples
     
 
 
 
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