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Re:Do the math: too much calculus? (2012) by gohrt on Thursday October 20, 2016 @03:41AM (#12750384)
"pre-trig" doesn't exist most anywhere.

"pre-calculus" is whatever isn't covered in intro to algebra and geometry, but needed for differentiation and integration:

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/precalculus

* Trigonometric equations and identities

* Conic sections

* Vectors

* Matrices

* Imaginary and complex numbers

* Sequences, series and induction

* Probability and combinatorics <-- more of a side topic, usually.

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Re:Do the math: too much calculus? (2012) by rhizome on Thursday October 20, 2016 @08:30PM (#12757362)
I tried to post this yesterday but was getting rate-limited.

After Geometry we had Algebra 2 (quadratics, etc.), then Advanced Math (trig, pre-calc). To my detriment I made up "pre-trig" to illustrate being thrust back into a cold curriculum after (what I felt were) warmer concepts in Geometry.

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