I am going back to college after a long time off and am switching my major. In my new major in need to take calculus. I have only taken"liberal arts" type math classes in college and have not taken algebra. I am currentley studying what i believe to be algebra 1 out of a book called teach yourself algebra. I know i am not ready to take calculus when i start school next semester and would like to take precalculus. I would rather not have to take algebra 2 because from what I see precalculus is a review of algebra plus trig. Do I absolutley need algebra 2 before I take precalculus? I feel I am pretty good at learning math, I enjoy it and I will have a lot of time to study. I would like some opinions on this.
2007-11-03 14:20:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I suggest you go to the college bookstore and look at the textbooks. If they look really easy or overwhelming, then you should consider stepping forward/back a step.
The usual math sequence is algebra I, geometry, algebra II, trigonometry, pre-calc, then calculus I.
(some schools rename things as "analysis" or some thing else)
2007-11-03 14:50:04 · answer #1 · answered by Clueless Dick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should take the algebra 2 class. It will be worth it once you get to pre-calculus. Alot of the things that you do in the algebra classes comes back up in calculus, so it pays to be proficient at all levels of algebra.
2007-11-03 23:15:25 · answer #2 · answered by Chris C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Precalculus involves learning about all of the different types of functions. There is absolutly no calculus in precalculus. Just make sure you have a good idea of what a function is and how to isolate variables in polynomials, rational, exponential and logarithmic equations.
2007-11-03 21:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by ss89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to take algebra 2 before precalculus.
2007-11-03 21:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by xfilesfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋