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Professor Kitty's Epic Precalculus - Entire Course Taught Thoroughly in a Summer
Completed by 55 learners
Ages 13-18
Live Group Class
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(416 reviews)
Popular
Live video meetings
2x per week
3-12 learners per class
75 min
What's included
2 live meetings
2 hrs 30 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
The learner's progress is assessed by how well the learner participates in the interactions during class.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Advanced Level
Your learner is going to love this!\
Before I show you how your learner can have a thorough instruction of a complete course of Precalculus in just 3 months, let me begin by sharing how other parents have seen their learners grow under my teaching:
Here are some reviews from classes here on Outschool to show what I mean...
From CT -
Love this teacher! My kids are requesting more of her classes. Thank you teacher Kitty!
Energetic and patient teacher. I accidentally signed up my younger son with his older brother and she made the class interesting for both of them and they asked to join another class of teacher Kitty. Thank you !
From William-
Wonderful class. The class speed was just right, and our daughter was able to follow along relatively well. She benefited greatly from this opportunity to reinforce her understanding the solving quadratic equations. Thanks!!!
From Dillon-
This the second linear equation class my son took from Teacher Kitty. My son felt he learned a lot on this subject and took very useful notes, and gained a lot more confidence than when he just started learning it.
From Mary -
I am really pleased that our first lesson at Outschool was such a fantastic one. Kitty is really good and my son loved that he could understand her clearly (initially worried as he is not American or in America ) I observed that she really took her time to explain terminologies and she gave the class more time to really grasp the lesson. My shy son eventually came out of his shell and contributed to the class. We are looking forward to more classes with her.
Learners in this class will focus on the following topics:
Functions
Week 1
1st Meeting
Linear, Quadratic, Piecewise and Absolute Value
Higher Degree Polynomials
2nd Meeting
Polynomial Sketching and Operations
Exponential and Log Functions including deep study into...
Week2
1st Meeting
Exponentials
Plotting
Transforming
2nd Meeting
Logs
Solving
Applying
Radical Functions
Week 3
1st Meeting
Exponentials
Plotting
Transforming
Solving
Applying
2nd Meeting
Review of 1st 3 Weeks
Rational Functions
Week 4
1st Meeting
Operations and Simplifying
Plotting
2nd Meeting
Advance Graphing
Transforming
Week 5
1st Meeting
Partial Fractions
2nd Meeting
Solving Rational Functions
Composite Functions
Week 6
1st Meeting
Plotting
Transforming
Solving
Applying
2nd Meeting
Review of Weeks 4-6
Trigonometry
Week 6
1st Meeting
Unit Circle
Applications
Trig Identities
2nd Meeting
Trig Curves
Transformation of Trig Functions
Week 7
1st Meeting
Fluency in Unit Circle
Fluency in Trig Identities
Fluency in Trig Curves
Fluency in Transformation of Trig Functions
2nd Meeting
Mid-term Exam Prep
Advanced Trigonometry
Week 8
1st Meeting
Law of Sines and Cosines
Angle Addition Identities
Angle Subtraction Identities
2nd Meeting
Trig Double Angle Identities
Advance Trig Identity Verification
Conics
Week 9
1st Meeting
Hyperbolas, Ellipses
2nd Meeting
Circles and building fluency
Vectors
Week 10
1st Meeting
Component and Polar
Complex numbers as vectors
2nd Meeting
Polar Graphs
Polar to Coordinate and vice versa
Matrices
Week 11
1st Meeting
Systems of Equations
Linear Algebra
2nd Meeting
Intro to Matrices
Manipulating and Applying Matrices
Series and Sequences
Week 12
1st Meeting
2nd Meeting
Week 13
1st Meeting
Final Exam Review
2nd Meeting
What is Calculus
What is a LimitLearning Goals
At the end of this course, your learner will be able to say, "I am ready for Calculus because I can fully describe , graph, analyze, transform and explain functions including trig functions and log functions."Other Details
Parental Guidance
Parents should make sure their learners are ready to dig deep into advanced concepts, so that Algebra 2 function skills and geometry should already be mastered. The course assumes they have strong foundational skills in the following:
1) Function graphing, solving and transforming
2) Exponentials and logarithms
3) Rational Functions
4) Sine, Cosine, Tangent
5) Right Triangle geometry
6) Algebraic manipulation of advanced equations
Pre-Requisites
Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry
Supply List
Students should also have a pencil, and graph paper. I would prefer that no calculator is used for this class. It is not required, but if your student would like to collaborate with the class by writing on the screen, it might be worth your while to invest in a stylus pad. These used to be expensive but are quickly becoming more affordable. I have students work through problems together. Usually the student dictates to me what they are thinking and I write their solutions on the screen real time so that the class is working together. If you student would like to do his/her own writing on the screen, these stylus pen/pad sets are a great idea!
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
No additional sources are needed for this class. I will sometimes use problems from Khan Academy's and College Board's resource pages for Algebra.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
3 Teaching Certificates
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Mathematics
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Science
South Carolina Teaching Certificate
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor's Degree in Science from University of Virginia
I've been certified in the public schools for teaching math in middle and high schools. I received additional certified training for gifted and talented learners. I taught math for sixteen years and I've been a personal SAT tutor for seven years. My students have typically raised their scores between 100 and 300 points. As a chemical engineer and project management professional in the world of business consulting and information technology consulting, I've completed over five levels of college calculus and applied mathematics and used these math and computing skills throughout my career.
The students I have taught had varying learning abilities that ranged from one with pronounced learning disabilities to gifted and talented. When it came to PSAT's and SAT's, each of them with impressive improvements in their scores.
It can be done! I used a focused approach. We honed in on trouble areas, really understood the underlying math concept, and drilled for mastery. Reviews
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