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01:640:112

Precalculus Part II

MATHEMATICS

School 01 — New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences
credits
2
Core
QQ, QR
Typical seasons
Fall, Spring, Summer
Fall 2026 sections
6
Open snapshot
3 open in snapshot

Course guide

AI-generated overview

Course fingerprint 10 AI-generated signals

Difficulty

4/5
Why

The published course scope—the second half of a slower two-semester precalculus sequence that prepares students for Calculus I—sets the conceptual and/or technical challenge; the score is a cautious synthesis of that scope and its prerequisites.

Workload

3/5
Why

The official format is a continuation course taken after Math 111, with emphasis on completing the precalculus toolkit; that structure indicates the likely work pattern, while exact weekly time depends on the section.

Pacing

4/5
Why

The course covers the second half of a slower two-semester precalculus sequence that prepares students for Calculus I within one undergraduate term or sequence, so students should expect the listed concepts to build on one another quickly.

Projects

1/5
Why

Official materials emphasize a continuation course taken after Math 111, with emphasis on completing the precalculus toolkit; there is no clearly documented long build-style project requirement in the evidence reviewed.

Exams

3/5
Why

The official course materials reviewed do not publish a universal grading breakdown, so this signal is conservative and section-dependent.

Math

5/5
Why

The course is explicitly part of Rutgers’ calculus-preparation pathway and is mathematically intensive by design.

Memorization

3/5
Why

The course requires students to retain disciplinary terminology and linked processes; its official framing also calls for applying or interpreting those ideas, so the score is not a pure rote-memory estimate.

Abstraction

3/5
Why

The course asks students to reason about models, mechanisms, or structured applications, moving beyond isolated facts while staying tied to its disciplinary applications.

Prerequisites

5/5
Why

The published preparation is the prerequisites or foundation described by the department; gaps in that preparation are likely to increase the difficulty of the listed work.

Reading

2/5
Why

The source set describes lectures, practical work, and instructor-provided materials rather than a fixed heavy-reading requirement; section-specific reading may differ.

Topic breakdown

A practical chapter-by-chapter view from foundations to applications.

5 modules

Module 1

Function families and inverses

Part II consolidates function notation, transformations, composition, and inverse relationships as tools for later calculus.

function compositionfunctioninversesconsolidatesnotationtransformations

Basic concept overview

Inverse functions undo one another

The inverse relationship is meaningful only on a domain where the original function is one-to-one.

Graphs are diagnostic

Zeros, asymptotes, intercepts, and transformations expose algebraic mistakes quickly.

Trigonometry is functional

The unit circle is a function framework, not only a table of special angles.

Readiness means fluency

Calculus becomes harder when algebra and trigonometry consume all of the working memory.

Things to watch for

Using inverse notation as a reciprocal

Distinguish f⁻¹(x) from 1/f(x) by checking composition.

Applying identities without a target

Choose an identity that changes the expression toward the quantity you need.

Ignoring restricted domains

State the domain before inverting or taking logarithms.

Fall 2026 sections

3 open · Livingston, C/D

SectionStatusInstructorMeetingCampus
0112678ClosedAbadir, RashaTuesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at LSH A142; Thursday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at LSH A142; Wednesday 3:50 PM-5:10 PM at BE 101LSH A142BE 101Livingston
0212781OpenAbadir, RashaTuesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at LSH A142; Thursday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at LSH A142; Wednesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at BE 101LSH A142BE 101Livingston
0312782OpenAbadir, RashaTuesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at LSH A142; Thursday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at LSH A142; Wednesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at BE 011LSH A142BE 011Livingston
0412783ClosedReynolds, Guy, PETERSONMonday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LOR 020; Wednesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LOR 020; Tuesday 5:40 PM-7:00 PM at HCK 119LOR 020HCK 119C/D
0512784ClosedPETERSON, Reynolds, GuyMonday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LOR 020; Wednesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LOR 020; Tuesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at HCK 119LOR 020HCK 119C/D
0612785OpenReynolds, Guy, PETERSONMonday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LOR 020; Wednesday 7:30 PM-8:50 PM at LOR 020; Tuesday 9:20 PM-10:40 PM at HCK 119LOR 020HCK 119C/D
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SIRS teaching signals

Historical student surveys

Teaching

4.09

Course quality

3.94

Response rate

46.1%

Coverage

194 offerings · 2014–2025

InstructorOfferingsTeachingQuality
Peterson, Stephen144.253.99
Frankie Joseph93.683.74
Patel, Saiju84.183.94
Amodio, James74.474.06
Mahanna Ann Marie64.624.45
Sprague Gabriela64.204.12

Course stats

Catalog and planning context

Credits

2

Current campuses

Livingston, C/D

Current availability

3 open of 6

Catalog terms

Fall, Spring, Summer

Core codes

QQ, QR

Loaded terms

5

Prerequisites

(01:640:111)

Degree requirement lists

No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.

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