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Which two subjects are typically included in a precalculus course?
Which two subjects are typically included in a precalculus course?
- Algebra and trigonometry (correct)
- Calculus and geometry
- Algebra and geometry
- Trigonometry and calculus
What is the purpose of precalculus?
What is the purpose of precalculus?
- To introduce students to analysis and analytic geometry
- To prepare students for calculus (correct)
- To teach fundamental concepts of variable
- To prepare students for advanced algebra
Who wrote the first precalculus book?
Who wrote the first precalculus book?
- Isaac Newton
- Leonhard Euler (correct)
- Pierre-Simon Laplace
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
What kind of expressions do students need facility with in order to succeed at finding derivatives and antiderivatives with calculus?
What kind of expressions do students need facility with in order to succeed at finding derivatives and antiderivatives with calculus?
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What concepts and methods did Leonhard Euler's precalculus book serve as a survey of?
What concepts and methods did Leonhard Euler's precalculus book serve as a survey of?
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