Precalculus Video Textbook

Below you will find lessons for most of the material found in Precalculus I and II courses. The videos introduce the mathematical concepts along with a few examples to help get those concepts across.

Study well.

Precalculus

Preliminaries:

Interval and Set Notation
Intercepts

Part 1 - An Introduction to Functions


1.1 - The Concept of a Function

Relations
What is a Function?
Functions: A Graphical View
Function Notation

1.2 - More With Functions

Six Basic Functions
Operations on Functions
What is a Zero of a Function?
Symmetry
Even and Odd Functions

1.3 - Graphs of Functions

Piecewise Functions
Increasing, Decreasing, and Constant
Absolute and Local Extrema

1.4 - Translations of Graphs

Horizontal and Vertical Translations
Reflecting Graphs
Vertically Stretching and Shrinking Graphs

1.5 - Linear Functions

Slope
Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
Point-Slope Form of a Line
Finding Equations of Lines

Part 2 - Polynomial, Rational, and Radical Functions


2.1 - Quadratic Functions

Quadratic Functions
The Vertex Formula
The Quadratic Formula
The Discrminant

2.2 Reading Graphs, Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities, and Quadratic Inequalities

Reading Graphs to Determine the Solutions of Equations and Inequalities
Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities - Part 1
Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities - Part 2
Quadratic Inequalities

2.3 - Introduction to Polynomial Functions

Definition of a Polynomial Function
End Behavior of a Polynomial Function
Recall - What is a Zero of a Function?
Repeated Zeros

2.4 - The Remainder and Factor Theorems

Synthetic Division
The Remainder and Factor Theorems

2.5 - Zeros of Polynomial Functions

Complex Zeros
Finding the Zeros of a Polynomial Function

2.6 - Rational Functions

Rational Functions
Asymptotes of Rational Functions
Graphing Rational Functions

2.7 - Rational Equations and Inequalitites

Rational Equations
Rational Inequalities

2.8 - Radical Equations and Inequalities

Radical Functions
Radical Equations

Part 3 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions


3.1 - Inverse Functions

Composition of Functions
One-to-One Functions
Inverse Functions

3.2 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Exponential Functions
Definition of Logarithm
Properties of Logarithms
Change of Base Formula
Logarithmic Functions

3.3 - Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Exponential Equations
Logarithmic Equations
Compound Interest
Exponential Growth and Decay
Million, Billion, Trillion

Part 4 - Matrices


4.1 - Matrices and Reduce Row Echelon Form

The General Idea of a Matrix
Matrices - Row Operations - Part 1
Matrices - Row Operations - Part 2
Matrices - Row Operations - Part 3
Matrices - Row Operations - Part 4

4.2 - Properties of Matrices

Properties of Matrices
Matrix Multiplication
Determinants
Inverse of a 2x2 Matrix

4.3 - Partial Fractions

Partial Fractions - Part 1
Partial Fractions - Part 2


Part 5 - Conic Sections


5.1 - Circles

Circles - Part 1
Circles - Part 2

5.2 - Parabolas

Parabolas - Part 1
Parabolas - Part 2
Parabolas - Part 3
Parabolas - Part 4

5.3 - Ellipses

Ellipses - Part 1
Ellipses - Part 2

5.4 - Hyperbolas

Hyperbolas - Part 1
Hyperbolas - Part 2
Hyperbolas - Part 3

5.5 - The General Equation of Conic Sections and Eccentricity

The General Equation of Conic Sections and Eccentricity


Part 6 - The Foundations of Trigonometry


6.1 - Angles, Radians, and Arc Length

Angles
Radians
Arc Length

6.2 - Definition of Trigonometric Functions and Fundamental Identities

Definition of Trigonometric Functions
Fundamental Trigonometric Identities

6.3 - Right Triangle Trigonometry

The Definition of Trigonometric Functions for Right Triangles
Trigonometric Function Values of Special Angles
Reference Angles

6.4 - Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions

An Introduction to Graphing to Sine and Cosine
Graphs of Sine and Cosine - Part 1
Graphs of Sine and Cosine - Part 2
Graphs of Sine and Cosine - Part 3

6.5 - Verifying Trigonometric Identities

Verifying Trigonometric Identities

6.6 - More Trigonometric Identities

Derivation of Sum and Difference Identities for Cosine and Sine
Sum and Difference Identities
Double Angle Identities
Half-Angle Identities

6.7 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

6.8 - Trigonometric Equations

Trigonometric Equations - Part 1
Trigonometric Equations - Part 2


Part 7 - Applications of Trigonometry


7.1 - The Law of Sines and The Law of Cosines

The Law of Sines - Part 1
The Law of Sines - Part 2
The Law of Cosines

7.2 - An Introduction to Vectors

An Introduction to Vectors - Part 1
An Introduction to Vectors - Part 2
An Introduction to Vectors - Part 3

7.3 - The Polar (Trigonometric) Form of Complex Numbers

The Polar Form of Complex Numbers
Powers and Roots of Complex Numbers

7.4 - Polar Equations

Polar Equations
Graphing Polar Equations

7.5 - An Introduction to Parametric Equations

An Introduction to Parametric Equations