Trigonometry

Instructor: Ms. Perkins

e-mail: vperkins@weps.k12.co.us
Course Description: As its name would suggest, the study of trigonometry will focus on triangles,
specifically the relationship between the sides and angles of right triangles.
Real-world problems involving trigonometry are common in engineering,
physics, construction, and design.

Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned in accordance with district policy. Daily assignments,
in-class projects, quizzes and tests will be used to determine grades.

A - 90%-100%, B 80%-89%, C 70%-79%, D 60%-69%, F 59% or less

Homework Policy: Students will be given daily assignments to enable skills practice. Except in
the case of absences, for each day late an assignment will drop ten percentage
points. Assignments that are four or more days late will be assigned no
points.

Course Outline: This outline is tentative and will most likely change.
1. Coordinate Geometry Review
a. Cartesian Plane
b. Pythagorean Theorem
c. Distance Formula
d. Definition of a Function
2. Trigonometric Functions
a. Forming Angles by Rotation
b. Six Trigonometric Functions
c. Reference Angles and Triangles
d. Solving Right Triangles
3. Right Triangle Applications
a. Angles of Elevation/Depression
b. Applications: Surveying
c. Applications: Navigation
d. Applications: Constructions
4. Radians and Rotary Motion
a. Radian Measure
b. Degree to Radian Conversion
c. Angular Displacement
d. Angular Velocity and Applications
5. Graphs of Trigonometric Functions
a. Properties of Sine and Cosine
b. Reduction Formulas
c. Graphs of Sine and Cosine
6. Transformations of Trigonometric Functions
a. Amplitude
b. Period
c. Phase Shift
d. Vertical Shift
7. Trigonometric Identities
a. Fundamental Identities
b. Manipulating Identities
c. Proving Identities
8. Right Triangle Law and Formulas
a. Law of Sines
b. Law of Cosines
c. Heros Formula
d. Area of a Triangle
9. Complex Numbers
a. Polar Coordinates