Review

Review these concepts in preparation for what we'll be studying in AP Calculus (worksheets pertaining to various topics can be found through the links provided, and additional help can be found through the Purple Math web page or Khan Academy web page). Please e-mail me at warmanb@gnasd.com if you have any questions:


 * __Factoring and Rational Expressions__**
 * Types of factoring (Difference of 2 squares, greatest common factor, grouping, sum and difference of cubes, trinomials)
 * [|Simplifying Rational Expressions]
 * Adding/subtracting by finding common denominator
 * Simplifying complex fractions
 * [[file:Factoring review.pdf]]
 * [[file:Rational Expressions.pdf]]

__**Lines**__
 * Slope as a rate of change
 * [|Parallel and perpendicular lines]
 * [|Equations of lines]

__**Functions and graphs**__
 * [|Functions]
 * [|Domain and range]
 * [|Families of functions]
 * [|Piecewise functions]
 * [|Composition of functions]


 * __Quadratic Functions__**
 * Standard form
 * Solving quadratics by factoring, using quadratic formula, graphing on calculator


 * __Exponential and logarithmic functions__**
 * Exponential rules
 * [|Exponential growth and decay]
 * [|Inverse functions]
 * [|Logarithmic functions]
 * [|Properties of logarithms] and [|worksheets]
 * Natural logarithms and their rules


 * __Trigonometric functions__**
 * [|Graphs of basic trigonometric functions] (Domain and range, transformations, inverse trigonometric functions, period, amplitude)
 * Memorize the values of sin //x//, cos //x//, and tan //x//for the first quadrant
 * Trigonometric identities (Pythagorean, reciprocal, quotient, double angle)
 * Conversion of radians to degrees and degrees to radians
 * Positive and negative values of trigonometric functions
 * Applications

You may also want to search the internet using the phrase "Are you ready for Calculus?" in order to find additional review materials. Other useful sites are [] and [].