Pre-Calculus

The most fucked up class in mathematics, designed to make students hate higher level math before they even get to it. Combines concepts from algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and every lower level denomination of math into a confusing clusterfuck of topics that has no correlation with Calculus- and doesn't even introduce the derivative. Forces students to memorize about 50 different formulas and be able to call them to attention on demand. To name a few; quadratic formula, slope intercept formula, point slope formula, completing the square formula, partial fraction decomposition formula, midpoint formula, factoring by grouping, distance formula, Pythagorean formula, and many more. This course should not exist.

"Hey dude could you help me with this Pre-Calculus problem?"
"No way man, I'm in calc 1- that shit is way too confusing for me"

by AfghanPanther September 25, 2018

pre calculus

shitty wast of time that really fucking sucks if you take advanced. dont even waste your time trying to go for a challenge at this level of math. Take the dipshit level class and maybe you can pass with a d+

Precal student: This sucks. Pre calculus is really fucking dumb.

by nikkikikiki March 1, 2010

pre calculus

a TOTAL waste of time and effort

Person 1: You take pre calculus?
Person 2: Yeah, it's mad hard

by PolandSprings00 June 12, 2019

pre-calculus

A course on outdated mathematics that is not necessary when a higher level of math has been reached. Its main purpose is to amplify the beauty of Calculus, where everything is so much easier thanks to the derivative.

Pre-Calculus Student: Hey, can you help me with my pre-calculus homework?
Me: No, I'm a mathematician.

by Urban Dictionary August 16, 2012

Precalculus

Precalculus is a mathematics course typically taught in secondary schools and in colleges. Precalculus courses assume a prerequisite knowledge of concepts in intermediate algebra, and is generally designed to prepare students for the study of Calculus.

Topics that are typically covered in precalculus are exponential, logarithmic, polynomial, and trigonometric functions as well as complex numbers, polar coordinates, parametric equations, vectors. Topics in trigonometry include trigonometric graphs and identities as well as applications.

After completing Algebra 2 in 9th grade, my teacher determined that I was too smart for precalculus and therefore I enrolled in Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry.

by Matthew Garlick December 30, 2007

Precalculus

You did good in algebra 2 and algebra 1 and never took geometry cause god knows why tf that is so now you go into this class as honors not knowing what the fuck precalculus even is until you step into it and within 2 weeks you're already so fucking confused on it. This class is full of angels and random numbers put together that only mathematicians are gonna need in life. It's based off of trigonometry and just full of numbers that are multiplied by itself and next thing you know after their squared you have to put em into a fraction which then turns into a square root based off a faction and then you have to find x and y.

Algebra 2 was easy af I got a 100 3rd quarter lemme

*sees precalculus* I wonder what this class is

Junior year: What.The.Fuck.

by Xonkru October 20, 2020

Precalculus Honors

A soul-sucking class where you learn a lot of boring information only Calculus majors need. Most of it is review of Algebra/Trig depending on the teacher. This class is the biggest joke ever and it is recommended that you eat/socialize during it's period.

"I went to Precalculus Honors and ate pistachios. On occasion I'll have some chocolate Frosted Flakes.

by hockeyking655 April 29, 2009