Unit Objectives

After you have completed this unit, you will be able to:

1. Name the six trigonometric ratios of a given right triangle.
2. Solve problems using the six trigonometric functions
3. Understand the relationship between degree and radian measures.
4. Convert from degrees to radians.
5. Convert from radians to degrees.
6. Learn all basic angles in radian measure.
7. Identify and name values of three trig ratios of all basic angles in the first quadrant of the unit circle.
8. Relate the values in Quadrant 1 of the unit circle to angles in quadrants II-IV.
9. Find angles given trigonometric ratios.
10. Solve for all missing parts in a given right triangle.
11. Solve problems using right triangle trigonometry.
12. Using a graphing calculator and paper and pencil methods, generate graphs of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions.
13. Recognize the graphs of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions.
14. Define the domain and range of the sine, cosine and tangent functions.