Subject: Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

Course Name

• PLANE AND SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY

Course Description

• Trigonometric functions; identities and equations; solutions of triangles; law of sines; law of cosines; inverse trigonometric functions; spherical trigonometry.

Prerequisites:

• None

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the student must be able to:

• 1. Define angles and how they are measured;
• 2. Define and evaluate each of the six trigonometric functions;
• 3. Prove trigonometric functions;
• 4. Define and evaluate inverse trigonometric functions;
• 5. Solve trigonometric equations;
• 6. Solve problems involving right triangles using trigonometric function definitions for acute angles; and
• 7. Solve problems involving oblique triangles by the use of the sine and cosine laws.

Plane and Spherical Trigonometry Course Outline

Following is the list of topics we will discuss in this course:

Plane and Spherical Trigonometry

LESSON 1: Angles and Measurement

LESSON 2: Trigonometric Function of General Angles

LESSON 3: Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions

LESSON 4: Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions

LESSON 5: Trigonometric Identities

LESSON 6: Proving Trigonometric Identities

LESSON : ON-PROGRESS..

Suggested References

Dilley, et al. Algebra 2 with Trigonometry. D.C. Heath & Co., 1990. Leithold, Louis. College Algebra and Trigonometry. Addison-Wesley, 1992. Sobel, Max A. and Norbert Lerner. Algebra and Trigonometry, 4th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1995.

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