Precalculus
Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to Precalculus!
Welcome to Albert's Precalculus course!
This page provides specific content-related information for Albert's Precalculus course, including how it is organized, what standards it is aligned to, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.
Subject Organization
Precalculus' Practice tab is organized by content themes and broken down into topics. Within each topic, questions are organized by leveled subtopics that increase in depth and difficulty as the student progresses.
Themes
The Precalculus Practice tab has the following themes:
- Fundamentals: Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
- Fundamentals: Functions and Graphs
- Complex Numbers
- Polynomial and Rational Functions
- Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- Trigonometric Functions
- Analytic Trigonometry
- Matrices and Systems
- Vectors
- Analytic Geometry and Conics
- Discrete Mathematics
- Introduction to Calculus: Limits
- Introduction to Calculus: Derivatives and Integrals
Topics
Each theme contains a range of specific topics. For example, here is a list of topics within our "Complex Numbers" theme:
- Complex Number Airthmetic
- Complex Plane
Subtopics
Each topic contains scaffolded subtopics we call "levels." A typical topic will begin with many easy, skill-based questions in "Level 1". As the levels increase, question ratios will shift towards more moderate and difficult questions with more real-life applications and conceptual practice.
Skills Practice
Based on teacher feedback, we’ve added extra Skill Practice subtopics to relevant Precalculus topics. These topics give students the at-bats they need to develop procedural fluency.
These subtopics include only multiple choice and multiple select questions with the “skill” tag.
Graphing Practice
We've also added Graphing Practice subtopics to relevant Precalculus topics. These are interactive graphing type questions that are meant to build fluency with the coordinate plane.
Assessments
In addition to our practice guide, Precalculus includes topic quizzes and exams that include questions unique from those on our practice guide. Topic quizzes are formative assessments meant to be given throughout the year, while our diagnostic and cumulative exams are summative assessments that are designed to be taken at the beginning and end of the year, respectively.
Using Standards and Tags to Find Questions
Standards
All Albert questions are aligned to state standards relevant to the subject matter. Precalculus questions are also aligned to Common Core State Standards.
This standards-alignment provides another easy way to find useful questions besides the Theme and Topic organization. Using the Standards button at the top left corner of any subject page, you can filter for just your state’s standard set then simply search for your state’s standards to find all questions in our course library aligned to that standard! For more details, please see this article in our Help section.
In addition to searching by the standards’ names, you can also search by their content! Simply type in a few words from the standard description to see all relevant standards pertaining to that content.
Tags
Albert’s Precalculus course includes three types of tags, content, practice type and integrated math. The table below provides examples of each of these tags:
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Tags provide another easy way to search for relevant content in our course library. Simply search using the Tags button at the top left corner of any guide level. Then, type in a content tag or search for the desired practice type. Note that these tags are case-sensitive.
Question Types
Precalculus uses a variety of question types to test students’ understanding of content and provide meaningful practice of important skills.
- Multiple Choice
- Multiple Select
- Two-Way Tables
- Fill-in-the-blank
- Graphing
- Free Entry
Calculator Use
We know that educators have different philosophies around calculator use in mathematics coursework. We leave it to you to decide when calculator use is appropriate for Albert’s Precalculus questions.
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