Yep I precalc.
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Yep I precalc.
If my Russian Middle-School algebra teacher could see the D+ I got in college precalc, she’d be rolling around in the grave she’d dig for me
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If my Russian Middle-School algebra teacher could see the D+ I got in college precalc, she’d be rolling around in the grave she’d dig for me
I literally refuse to teach math I can't score 95%+ on, even if I myself can do it passably because I know the ?'s are going to be an onslaught + I want to give them the right explanations from strong comprehension. Employers complained I wouldn't teach precalc bc I couldn't get a perfect score
In that last point therein lies the problem
Yesterday I spent the better part of my morning with some guy calling my position inaccurate
Turned out I was completely aligned with him from the beginning
I just can't anymore
Yesterday I spent the better part of my morning with some guy calling my position inaccurate
Turned out I was completely aligned with him from the beginning
I just can't anymore
My advice to would-be prescriptivists:
• Choose your battles.
• Don’t pick all the most classist “well, if you spoke Greek, you’d know this” battles.
• Know what you’re talking about before you talk about it.
• Choose your battles.
• Don’t pick all the most classist “well, if you spoke Greek, you’d know this” battles.
• Know what you’re talking about before you talk about it.
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I literally refuse to teach math I can't score 95%+ on, even if I myself can do it passably because I know the ?'s are going to be an onslaught + I want to give them the right explanations from strong comprehension. Employers complained I wouldn't teach precalc bc I couldn't get a perfect score
any advice for getting back into the learning if chronic depression derailed my mathematics journey somewhere around trigonometry / precalc? I have been programming a lot so it's possible I've gotten used to similar concepts through a different framework so that might help.
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
any advice for getting back into the learning if chronic depression derailed my mathematics journey somewhere around trigonometry / precalc? I have been programming a lot so it's possible I've gotten used to similar concepts through a different framework so that might help.
crashing over 1 (one) problem in my precalc homework and yall. i want death.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
crashing over 1 (one) problem in my precalc homework and yall. i want death.
I am in hell*
(*Precalc homework)
(*Precalc homework)
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I am in hell*
(*Precalc homework)
(*Precalc homework)
do you have a precalc google folder or something 👀
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
do you have a precalc google folder or something 👀
On a recent problem set I gave my precalc Ss this graph www.desmos.com/calculator/3... and had them recreate this gif drive.google.com/file/d/1DyMT...
Desmos | Graphing Calculator
www.desmos.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
On a recent problem set I gave my precalc Ss this graph www.desmos.com/calculator/3... and had them recreate this gif drive.google.com/file/d/1DyMT...
messing with a new problem set for #precalc so if you want to steal the materials OR point out any errors, it will be appreciated!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
thanks in advance 🙏🏻 #iTeachMath x #MathSky
(not sure what hashtags are used for trig but #iTeachTrig unite!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
thanks in advance 🙏🏻 #iTeachMath x #MathSky
(not sure what hashtags are used for trig but #iTeachTrig unite!)
[25-26] Precal PS 1 [Dickman]
Problem 1) a) There are different ways to combine trigonometric functions, for example, we have seen that sin(x)/cos(x) gives us the tangent function. Below is a graph of cos(x) multiplied by sin(x): ...
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
messing with a new problem set for #precalc so if you want to steal the materials OR point out any errors, it will be appreciated!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
thanks in advance 🙏🏻 #iTeachMath x #MathSky
(not sure what hashtags are used for trig but #iTeachTrig unite!)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
thanks in advance 🙏🏻 #iTeachMath x #MathSky
(not sure what hashtags are used for trig but #iTeachTrig unite!)
I don’t even know if we had calculators then.
I think my first calculator was algebra II / precalc. Even then, it was TI-83 or 82 only.
I think my first calculator was algebra II / precalc. Even then, it was TI-83 or 82 only.
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I don’t even know if we had calculators then.
I think my first calculator was algebra II / precalc. Even then, it was TI-83 or 82 only.
I think my first calculator was algebra II / precalc. Even then, it was TI-83 or 82 only.
Deadass the only reason I think I'm not in precalc is because I needed to be refamiliarized with the formulas for the entry exam. I haven't looked at a coordinate plane in over a decade, but once I was shown "hey this is how you solve it" I understood it. I haven't scored below a 90 all semester.
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Deadass the only reason I think I'm not in precalc is because I needed to be refamiliarized with the formulas for the entry exam. I haven't looked at a coordinate plane in over a decade, but once I was shown "hey this is how you solve it" I understood it. I haven't scored below a 90 all semester.
The "too smart for GED math, but too out of practice to dive straight into precalc" Math course is such a weird space to be in. Like I'm very clearly displaying, I understand all the material when presented the formula, but share a classroom with people who don't know what the word "compute" means.
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The "too smart for GED math, but too out of practice to dive straight into precalc" Math course is such a weird space to be in. Like I'm very clearly displaying, I understand all the material when presented the formula, but share a classroom with people who don't know what the word "compute" means.
Nope, we have to take Precalc.
Might try to do 100 hours of private Azerbaijani lessons between January 2026 and April 2026 👀
November 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Nope, we have to take Precalc.
Okay here's the sched:
Spring 2026: enroll in Precalc at Roger Williams, do Az lessons 2 hrs a week
May/June: Khan Academy Micro & Macro Econ to help me get practice (yeah I know Sal Khan is a tool, but his self-paced stuff is really effective for me)
Summer 2026: Honors Calc I @ RWU, 2 hrs Az
Spring 2026: enroll in Precalc at Roger Williams, do Az lessons 2 hrs a week
May/June: Khan Academy Micro & Macro Econ to help me get practice (yeah I know Sal Khan is a tool, but his self-paced stuff is really effective for me)
Summer 2026: Honors Calc I @ RWU, 2 hrs Az
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Okay here's the sched:
Spring 2026: enroll in Precalc at Roger Williams, do Az lessons 2 hrs a week
May/June: Khan Academy Micro & Macro Econ to help me get practice (yeah I know Sal Khan is a tool, but his self-paced stuff is really effective for me)
Summer 2026: Honors Calc I @ RWU, 2 hrs Az
Spring 2026: enroll in Precalc at Roger Williams, do Az lessons 2 hrs a week
May/June: Khan Academy Micro & Macro Econ to help me get practice (yeah I know Sal Khan is a tool, but his self-paced stuff is really effective for me)
Summer 2026: Honors Calc I @ RWU, 2 hrs Az
Most teachers (should be) able to teach most of the middle classes, but might lean "lower" or "higher."
For example, in a 20 year career I taught
Alg2 (or ~Math 3) and Calc nearly ever year
PreCalc ~10 times
Geometry ~5
Never taught Alg1, but i like to think i could...
For example, in a 20 year career I taught
Alg2 (or ~Math 3) and Calc nearly ever year
PreCalc ~10 times
Geometry ~5
Never taught Alg1, but i like to think i could...
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Most teachers (should be) able to teach most of the middle classes, but might lean "lower" or "higher."
For example, in a 20 year career I taught
Alg2 (or ~Math 3) and Calc nearly ever year
PreCalc ~10 times
Geometry ~5
Never taught Alg1, but i like to think i could...
For example, in a 20 year career I taught
Alg2 (or ~Math 3) and Calc nearly ever year
PreCalc ~10 times
Geometry ~5
Never taught Alg1, but i like to think i could...
Traditionally there are 2 American approaches
Alg1>Geometry>Alg2 (then either PreCalc>Calc or Stats)
with each class being a year (covering 6-12 units, each unit over a topic)
Or an "integrated" approach, which throws them into a blender (still units)
Alg1>Geometry>Alg2 (then either PreCalc>Calc or Stats)
with each class being a year (covering 6-12 units, each unit over a topic)
Or an "integrated" approach, which throws them into a blender (still units)
November 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Traditionally there are 2 American approaches
Alg1>Geometry>Alg2 (then either PreCalc>Calc or Stats)
with each class being a year (covering 6-12 units, each unit over a topic)
Or an "integrated" approach, which throws them into a blender (still units)
Alg1>Geometry>Alg2 (then either PreCalc>Calc or Stats)
with each class being a year (covering 6-12 units, each unit over a topic)
Or an "integrated" approach, which throws them into a blender (still units)
I have a precalc test today and a chemistry exam tomorrow. I’m so cooked 😔
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I have a precalc test today and a chemistry exam tomorrow. I’m so cooked 😔
My daughter was pushed into crazy math- precalc in 10th grade. She hated it and it took a lot of tutoring to get her through. In 11th grade they pushed for calculus. We said no. She’s planning on going to a conservatory for college. None of us has ever needed more than algebra1 for life.
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My daughter was pushed into crazy math- precalc in 10th grade. She hated it and it took a lot of tutoring to get her through. In 11th grade they pushed for calculus. We said no. She’s planning on going to a conservatory for college. None of us has ever needed more than algebra1 for life.
precalc will be the end of me i can't take this anymore
October 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
precalc will be the end of me i can't take this anymore
Statistics & probability needs to be covered a lot more thoroughly in middle/high school math and economics/civics classes.
If I was in charge of school math, it would be a lot more focused on practical daily applications & less on trigonometry or Precalc.
If I was in charge of school math, it would be a lot more focused on practical daily applications & less on trigonometry or Precalc.
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Statistics & probability needs to be covered a lot more thoroughly in middle/high school math and economics/civics classes.
If I was in charge of school math, it would be a lot more focused on practical daily applications & less on trigonometry or Precalc.
If I was in charge of school math, it would be a lot more focused on practical daily applications & less on trigonometry or Precalc.
a second practice test; the format is hopefully clear by now, but in case you wanna add it to your archives or improve it!
cc #iTeachMath ♾️ #PreCalc
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
cc #iTeachMath ♾️ #PreCalc
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
[Precalc] Realistic Practice Test: sin and cos v2 [25-26]
Practice Test: sin and cos Name: _______________________ Problem 1: Express the function graphed below as y = a*cos(bx) + d or y = a*sin(bx) + d: Answer: Problem 2: Take ...
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October 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
a second practice test; the format is hopefully clear by now, but in case you wanna add it to your archives or improve it!
cc #iTeachMath ♾️ #PreCalc
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
cc #iTeachMath ♾️ #PreCalc
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I may have failed precalc but I did take trig! (in a cursed way that wasn't with algebra II because I was on the slower paced math track) It seems to be mostly sufficient for this project at least.
October 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I may have failed precalc but I did take trig! (in a cursed way that wasn't with algebra II because I was on the slower paced math track) It seems to be mostly sufficient for this project at least.
these are *sample solutions* for the precalc sample test:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Y-JR...
should be openly accessible; correctness not promised
#iTeachMath ♾️ #PreCalc
drive.google.com/file/d/1Y-JR...
should be openly accessible; correctness not promised
#iTeachMath ♾️ #PreCalc
SOLUTIONS Practice Test sin and cos.pdf
drive.google.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
these are *sample solutions* for the precalc sample test:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Y-JR...
should be openly accessible; correctness not promised
#iTeachMath ♾️ #PreCalc
drive.google.com/file/d/1Y-JR...
should be openly accessible; correctness not promised
#iTeachMath ♾️ #PreCalc
in #MathsToday: precalc sample questions
idk that there's anything revolutionary but have a lil fun! steal as desired; lmk if you modify and improve something
alt text: screenshots of the four problems that can be found here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#iTeachMath ♾️
idk that there's anything revolutionary but have a lil fun! steal as desired; lmk if you modify and improve something
alt text: screenshots of the four problems that can be found here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#iTeachMath ♾️
October 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
in #MathsToday: precalc sample questions
idk that there's anything revolutionary but have a lil fun! steal as desired; lmk if you modify and improve something
alt text: screenshots of the four problems that can be found here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#iTeachMath ♾️
idk that there's anything revolutionary but have a lil fun! steal as desired; lmk if you modify and improve something
alt text: screenshots of the four problems that can be found here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#iTeachMath ♾️