Question

Imagine it is your new friend's first day in Pre-Calculus class. What types of prior knowledge about Calculus will he or she need to know to be able to catch on to this lesson?

Answer 1

Prior knowledge about precalculus or calculus?

Precalculus comes before calculus 1.

Are you looking for knowledge prior to precalculus or before calculus 1?

Answer 2

He or she must have prior knowledge of algebra, trigonometry and functions.

Explanation:

Calculus is a topic that requires abstract thinking and application. It is the mathematical study that involves continuous change, and applications of functions.

The basic previous knowledge to calculus are; algebraic expression, trigonometric, graph, limits and functions. All these concepts are important to keep in mind as a prior knowledge to catch-on on calculus.