— Precalculus

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Topics selected for their use in calculus, including functions and their graphs, slope, zeroes of polynomials, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, sketching surfaces and solids. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed any of MAT 016A, MAT 016B, MAT 016C, MAT 017A , MAT 017B , MAT 017C , MAT 021A , MAT 021B , or MAT 021C with a C- or better. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL). MAT 012 — Precalculus (5 units) Course Description: Topics selected for their use in calculus, including functions and their graphs, slope, zeroes of polynomials, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, sketching surfaces and solids. Prerequisite(s): Two years of high school algebra, plane geometry, plane trigonometry; obtaining required score on the Precalculus Diagnostic Examination also known as the Math Readiness Assessment. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 2 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed any of MAT 016A, MAT 016B, MAT 016C, MAT 017A , MAT 017B , MAT 017C , MAT 021A , MAT 021B , or MAT 021C with a C- or better. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed any of MAT 016A, MAT 016B, MAT 016C, MAT 017A , MAT 017B , MAT 017C , MAT 021A , MAT 021B , or MAT 021C with a C- or better. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE); Quantitative Literacy (QL). MAT 012 — Precalculus (5 units) Course Description: Topics selected for their use in calculus, including functions and their graphs, slope, zeroes of polynomials, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, sketching surfaces and solids. Prerequisite(s): Two years of high school algebra, plane geometry, plane trigonometry; obtaining required score on the Precalculus Diagnostic Examination also known as the Math Readiness Assessment. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Discussion 2 hour(s). Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed any of MAT 016A, MAT 016B, MAT 016C, MAT 017A , MAT 017B , MAT 017C , MAT 021A , MAT 021B , or MAT 021C with a C- or better. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026.