{"id":72,"date":"2017-06-20T19:54:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T19:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-rockland-coursesupport\/chapter\/precalculus\/"},"modified":"2017-06-20T19:54:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T19:54:34","slug":"precalculus","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-rockland-coursesupport\/chapter\/precalculus\/","title":{"raw":"Precalculus","rendered":"Precalculus"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\nWe're so glad that you're working to expand the wide world of OER precalculus\u00a0materials. As you know,precalculus\u00a0 is a very rewarding subject to teach, as it can be approached so many ways. This variety means that though many OER materials already exist for precalculus\u00a0, there's no one-size-fits-all solution in place. Even if you find a template course you admire, you're likely to need to do at least <em>some<\/em> customization to fit your school, your program, and your students.\n<h2><img class=\"alignright wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2100\/2017\/06\/20195412\/5678872701_d4a6401a05_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Three small seated figurines posed as if in conversation. Two sit on a sugar cube on the left, one on a sugar cube on the right.\" width=\"249\" height=\"166\"\/>Let's Talk!<\/h2>\nWe invite you to share in the collaboration and wisdom-sharing of the OER community.\u00a0Slack is a free, easy-to-use tool for communication and collaboration. It offers channels for group conversations on specific topics, including the \"Math\" channel. You can also send direct messages to individuals or groups. Use it from any computer or mobile device.\n\n\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/info.lumenlearning.com\/join-slack\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to request to join the Lumen community Slack<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n<hr\/><h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<h3>Lumen Courses<\/h3>\nLumen offers several template courses that can serve as starting points for your own development. You can mix, match, and adapt anything from the courses below quite easily.\n\nWhen you click the link for full MOM courses, please use <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">guest <\/span>as the username, no password is required.\n\nThese texts are easily editable.\n<table><tbody><tr><td>\n<h3>Text<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/precalcone\/\">Precalculus One<\/a>\u00a0- Lumen Learning\/ OpenStax<\/td>\n<td>in-text video support<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0OpenStax Precalc, cut down to a one semester length text. CC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/precalctwo\/\">Precalculus Two<\/a> -Lumen Learning\/ OpenStax<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0in-text video support<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0OpenStax Precalc, cut down to a one semester length text. CC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opentextbookstore.com\/precalc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Precalculus - Lippman\/ Rasmussen<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myopenmath.com\/course\/course.php?folder=0&amp;cid=1543\" target=\"_blank\">Full MOM course<\/a>, video support, online homework<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Precalculus 1 covers families of functions, their properties, graphs and applications. These functions include: polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic functions and combinations of these. We will solve related equations and inequalities and conduct data analysis, introductory mathematical modeling and develop competency with a graphing calculator. CC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\nThese texts are not as easy to edit.\n<table><tbody><tr><td>\n<h3>Text<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/stitz-zeager.com\/sprecalc07152011.pdf\">Precalculus - Stitz-Zeager<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myopenmath.com\/course\/course.php?folder=0&amp;cid=921\">Full MOM course<\/a> (called College Algebra, can be adapted), online homework, video support<\/td>\n<td>This course is based on College Algebra, by Carl Stitz and Jeff Zeager. Linear, Polynomial, Rational, Exponential, and Logarithmic functions are defined and studied through the rule of 4: graphs, tables, equations and words. Additionally, conic sections, matrices, and an introduction to sequences and series are available. CC-BY-NC-SA<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>ATD\u00a0Information<\/h2>\nThis section provides support for faculty and course developers involved with the <a href=\"http:\/\/achievingthedream.org\/resources\/initiatives\/open-educational-resources-oer-degree-initiative\" target=\"_blank\">Achieving the Dream OER Degree Initiative<\/a>.\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Collaboration Meetings<\/h3>\nLumen is hosting Collaboration meetings to help bring faculty together as they work on developing their courses. The next meeting for College Math\u00a0will be on Friday October 21\u00a0at 10:00am\u00a0PT\/1:00pm ET. Meetings are hosted in Uber Conference. The meeting can be found at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uberconference.com\/alyson8\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.uberconference.com\/alyson8<\/a> or you can call in at\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;1-503-715-2599&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16773836},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">1-503-715-2599<\/span>. \u00a0You will benefit more from the collaboration if you join from your computer, but it is not required. No PIN is needed to join the call.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1BeFiDS952vIGM6iUk8QhlNGEZhw7kB6J2i3L-1XmooY\/edit?usp=sharing\">You will find a log of our past meetings here.<\/a>\n\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re so glad that you&#8217;re working to expand the wide world of OER precalculus\u00a0materials. As you know,precalculus\u00a0 is a very rewarding subject to teach, as it can be approached so many ways. This variety means that though many OER materials already exist for precalculus\u00a0, there&#8217;s no one-size-fits-all solution in place. Even if you find a template course you admire, you&#8217;re likely to need to do at least <em>some<\/em> customization to fit your school, your program, and your students.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2100\/2017\/06\/20195412\/5678872701_d4a6401a05_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Three small seated figurines posed as if in conversation. 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You can mix, match, and adapt anything from the courses below quite easily.<\/p>\n<p>When you click the link for full MOM courses, please use <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">guest <\/span>as the username, no password is required.<\/p>\n<p>These texts are easily editable.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3>Text<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/precalcone\/\">Precalculus One<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Lumen Learning\/ OpenStax<\/td>\n<td>in-text video support<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0OpenStax Precalc, cut down to a one semester length text. CC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/precalctwo\/\">Precalculus Two<\/a> -Lumen Learning\/ OpenStax<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0in-text video support<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0OpenStax Precalc, cut down to a one semester length text. CC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opentextbookstore.com\/precalc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Precalculus &#8211; Lippman\/ Rasmussen<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myopenmath.com\/course\/course.php?folder=0&amp;cid=1543\" target=\"_blank\">Full MOM course<\/a>, video support, online homework<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0Precalculus 1 covers families of functions, their properties, graphs and applications. These functions include: polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic functions and combinations of these. We will solve related equations and inequalities and conduct data analysis, introductory mathematical modeling and develop competency with a graphing calculator. CC-BY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>These texts are not as easy to edit.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3>Text<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stitz-zeager.com\/sprecalc07152011.pdf\">Precalculus &#8211; Stitz-Zeager<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myopenmath.com\/course\/course.php?folder=0&amp;cid=921\">Full MOM course<\/a> (called College Algebra, can be adapted), online homework, video support<\/td>\n<td>This course is based on College Algebra, by Carl Stitz and Jeff Zeager. Linear, Polynomial, Rational, Exponential, and Logarithmic functions are defined and studied through the rule of 4: graphs, tables, equations and words. Additionally, conic sections, matrices, and an introduction to sequences and series are available. 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