LYCEUM OF SUBIC BAY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Lot 73 Central Business District, Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Telefax: (047) 252 - 3157

Course Name PLANE AND SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY

Course Code/s MATH133, MATH113A

Applicable Programs BSCOE, BSECE, BSIE

Trigonometric functions; identities and equations; solutions of triangles; law of

Course Description sines; law of cosines; inverse trigonometric functions; spherical trigonometry

Number of Units for

3 units lecture
Lecture and Lab
Number of Contact
54 hours lecture
Hours per semester
Prerequisite/s None

Co-requisite None

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;
Course Objectives 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.

1. Trigonometric Functions
1.1. Angles and Measurement
1.2. Trigonometric Functions of Angles
1.3. Trigonometric Function Values
1.4. The Sine and Cosine of Real Numbers
1.5. Graphs of the Sine and Cosine and Other Sine Waves
1.6. Solutions of Right Triangle
2. Analytic Trigonometry
2.1. The Eight Fundamental Identities
2.2. Proving Trigonometric Identities
Course Outline 2.3. Sum and Difference Identities
2.4. Double-Measure and Half-Measure Identities
2.5. Inverse Trigonometric Functions
2.6. Trigonometric Equations
2.7. Identities for the Product, Sum, and Difference of Sine and Cosine
3. Application of Trigonometry
3.1. The Law of Sines
3.2. The Law of Cosines
4. Spherical Trigonometry
4.1. Fundamental Formulas
4.2. Spherical Triangles

Laboratory Equipment None

Textbook Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by Paul Rider

Workbook/Manual

Syllabus PLANE AND SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY Page 1 of 2

 LYCEUM OF SUBIC BAY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Lot 73 Central Business District, Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Telefax: (047) 252 - 3157

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Date June 2009

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