This course helps to build the foundational material to use mathematics as a tool to model, understand, and interpret the world around us. This is done through studying functions, their properties, and applications to data analysis. Concepts of precalculus provide the set of tools for the beginning student to begin their scientific career, preparing them for future science and calculus courses. This course is designed for all students, not just those interested in further mathematics courses. Students interested in the natural sciences, computer sciences, psychology, sociology, or similar will genuinely benefit from this introductory course, applying the skills learned to their discipline to analyze and interpret their subject material. Students will be presented with not only new ideas, but also new applications of an old subject. Real-life data, exercise sets, and regular assessments help to motivate and reinforce the content in this course, leading to learning and mastery.
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Precalculus through Data and Modelling SpecializationJohns Hopkins UniversityAbout this Course
Some familiarity with algebraic expressions and function basics at the high school level.
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Model data with both single and multivariable functions
Visualize and analyze data using different technologies.
Understand properties of different types of functions to apply them accordingly to model different situations.
Perform vector operations, such as addition, scalar multiplication, dot product, and cross product, to analyze geometry in space.
Some familiarity with algebraic expressions and function basics at the high school level.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Module 1: Basics and Common Functions
Module 2: Equations of Lines, Quadratics, and More Functions
Module 3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Module 4: Properties of Logarithms
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t course!The explanations are really very clear and the exercises very useful! Loved the lecturer's style of teaching
Great course explained everything concisely. However the sample problems and test of week 1 had certain sums which were not covered in the video
The course content is great, but despite dozens of moderators, they never answer any questions in the discussion, so you better be able to pass completely on your own.
Challenging enough to keep the course interesting, and taught well enough that I feel I can handle every question.
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