Our live online Precalculus, Honors Precalculus, and AP Precalculus courses are designed to engage and challenge students as they prepare for college-level math. Precalculus and Honors Precalculus courses are offered in both a live and self-paced format. AP Precalculus is offered as a live class only.
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Live Classes: Students meet live with their instructor and classmates for 60-75 minutes once a week. These live sessions provide a review of topics found in the weekly lessons, additional examples offered by the instructor for practice, small-group collaboration, and plenty of time for questions.
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Self-Paced Classes (Precalc & Honors Precalc only): Students cover the same material as the live class, but all instruction is delivered by teacher-produced videos.
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Optional Study Halls for Live & Self-Paced Precalc and Honors Precalc: In addition to the live classes, the instructor will offer a weekly study hall. The study hall is available to all students, including those taking the self-paced class and can be utilized in two ways:
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Individual questions. Students can drop in to a Zoom study hall at any time to ask questions.
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Homework time. Students can log in to a Zoom study hall--keeping microphones muted and videos on or off--to work on their math homework. They can then unmute to get immediate help when questions arise.
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Optional One-on-One Calendar Bookings for AP Precalculus: Students or parents can set up meetings throughout each week to meet one-on-one with the instructor.
Precalculus | Honors Precalculus | AP Precalculus Class Details
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Class Options:
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Live Precalculus with Honors Option | Traditional, full-year live classes
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Live AP Precalculus | Traditional, full-year live classes
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Self-Paced Precalculus with Honors Option | Available to start from Sept 1 to Dec 1, 2025 | Must be completed by June 30, 2026
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Tuition & Fees:
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Live Precalculus with Honors Option with Ashley Porter | Tuition: $725
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Live AP Precalculus with Emily Hinman | Tuition: $725
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Self-Paced Precalculus with Honors Option with Ashley Porter | Tuition: $425
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Digital Resources Fee: $65 (ebook included)
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Course Resources:
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See all required course resources HERE.
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Instructors:
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Precalculus with Honors Option: Ashley Porter
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AP Precalculus: Emily Hinman
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Live Class Dates and Times::
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Precalculus with Honors Option: August 18, 2025 to May 8, 2026 | Thursdays @ 1:30-2:45 p.m. Eastern
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AP Precalculus: Aug 18, 2025 to May (AP exam) | Fridays @ 11 a.m-12 p.m. Eastern
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Optional Additional Help:
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Precalculus with Honors Option Live Study Hall: Thursdays @ 6-8:00 p.m. Eastern
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AP Precalculus Individual One-On-One Booking Times HERE
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Grade Level: 10th and up (15+) | Successfully completed Geometry & Algebra 2 or Integrated Math 1 and 2
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Live Class Sizes: 15
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See our FAQ for:
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age/grade guidelines, prerequisites, and class fit recommendations
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a complete list of days, times, and breaks
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a list of CA charter schools where these courses are a-g approved
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Format:
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Students share an interactive online classroom and meet live on Zoom.
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Students who attend live classes are expected to keep their webcams on and actively participate.
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Live classes will be recorded for those who miss classes or prefer to watch later.
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Average weekly time estimate, including recorded and live instruction:
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Precalculus 6-7 hours
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Honors Precalculus: 6-8 hours
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AP Precalculus: 7-8 hours
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All Blue Tent live math classes are NCAA approved.
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AP Precalculus complies with the AP course audit and has been approved by the College Board.
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See the 2025 scores our students earned on the AP Precalculus Exam.
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Choose Precalculus, Honors Precalculus, or AP Precalculus?
Precalculus:
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This class is for students who wish to further their understanding of Algebra 2 and Trigonometry without the additional topics needed for Calculus.
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The class begins with an extensive Algebra 2 review.
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It will move at a pace that will allow students to dive deep and master each skill before moving on to a new unit.
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The class will cover all major topics within the class textbook as well as a unit on Probability & Statistics.
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This class is designed for students who are looking to satisfy an additional math credit but are not planning to take Calculus as their next math class.
Honors Precalculus:
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This class is for students who want a deep understanding of Algebra 2 and Trigonometry, and their applications in Calculus
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The class begins with a quick Algebra 2 review.
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It will cover all major topics within the class textbook as well as additional topics that are fundamental to Calculus.
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This class is designed to provide the foundation needed for students to successfully pursue AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, or a college-level Calculus class in the future.
AP Precalculus:
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This class is designed for students who would like to
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finish their high school mathematics instruction with AP Precalculus,
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study Precalculus following the framework laid out by the College Board, and
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have the foundation needed to successfully take the AP Precalculus exam.
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The class begins with an extensive Algebra 2 review.
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It will move at a pace that will allow students to dive deep and master each skill before moving on to a new unit.
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The class will cover all major topics within the first three units of the College Board's Course and Exam Description (CED) for AP Precalculus,
Foundational Elements
Precalculus, Honors Precalculus, and AP Precalculus include weekly instructional videos in addition to the live classes. Resources and requirements will vary, but a typical week might include some of the following:
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Multiple short videos, guided notes, and practice problems on concepts being covered each week
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Homework sets assigned and completed within WebAssign, providing immediate feedback.
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Regular "checkpoint quizzes" to test understanding of terms and concepts
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Quizzes and chapter tests that assess students' mastery of topics
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Games (similar to Kahoot and Jeopardy), where students solve puzzles/riddles in live class review weeks
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Real-life applications--encouraging critical thinking and applying math concepts to the real world.
Students receive individual weekly feedback and assistance on submitted work.
Core and Supplemental Resources
The digital resources fee for Precalculus, Honors Precalculus, and AP Precalculus includes some of the following:
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Precalculus & Honors Precalculus: an ebook of Precalculus (10e) by Ron Larson
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This well-regarded textbook offers both an algebraic and graphical approach to topics in functions, trigonometry, matrices, probability, and analytical geometry.
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Each section engages students in explorations of problem solving, strengthens critical-thinking skills through technology and study tips, and develops why precalculus is important through real-life applications.
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This interactive ebook is equipped with embedded videos from Cengage Learning. The ebook allows students to bookmark pages and concepts they feel are important to review.
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AP Precalculus: an ebook of Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic (AP Edition, 11e) by Franklin D. Demana
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This 2024 AP edition is currently the only Precalculus text specifically organized around the College Board's four-unit structure of the AP Precalculus Course and Exam Description (CED). It covers all foundational Precalculus concepts while also adding in specific AP® Precalc topics, such as rate of change and change in tandem, and matrix functions and semi-log plots--and extending coverage of other topics such as parametric equations.
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This ebook has audio capability; it can read pages aloud to a student if that is desired.
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WebAssign (for Precalc & Honors Precalc): a platform widely used by colleges and universities across the country.
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Students completing practice problems in WebAssign receive immediate results.
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The platform is connected to the class ebook, so students can access links that send them directly to the place in their ebook where instruction and examples are provided.
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Students will be interacting with their classmates and instructor during live sessions. Through live and recorded instruction, interactive resources, and an active and available class instructor, these classes are designed to help students to efficiently and successfully learn Precalculus, and also enjoy it.
More about Ashley Porter
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Ashley Porter is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and two minors--in Statistics and Environmental Science--all in under four years.
For as long as she can remember, mathematics and its relationship to daily life has fascinated her. Throughout high school and college, her amazing teachers helped nurture a love for mathematics and its unique language. Her passion for numbers grew exponentially with each new concept learned. Originally attending NC State in hopes of pursuing a Civil Engineering degree, Ashley
switched to Applied Mathematics and Statistics in her sophomore year, as she quickly found a deeper passion for abstract topics--where two multiplied by two no longer equals four.
Before college, she took every math class her high school offered, while also tutoring her peers in a variety of math topics. During her sophomore and junior years at NC State, she was a Teacher’s Assistant for Calculus 2. Her experience tutoring in both high school and college kindled a passion for teaching. Her goal is to provide a positive learning environment, preserving the importance of mathematics while empowering students to unlock the ability to see it in a whole new way. Ashley is committed to helping students develop a growth mindset as they tackle and learn difficult topics in math. Her sincere hope is to help others increase their love of math through fun and optimism.
Some of her favorite math topics include geometry, abstract algebra, logic, and statistics. In addition to teaching high school math at Blue Tent, Ashley currently tutors online at Zooming Through Math, and previously taught mathematics in a private school in Clayton, North Carolina.
Ashley and her husband live in a small town just south of Raleigh with their baby (well, fur baby). She loves traveling, playing board games, hosting friends, drawing and journaling and is actively involved in her church community. In 2016 she traveled to Indonesia, Germany, and the Netherlands, making a full 360-degree circle around the globe in under 30 days.
More about Emily Hinman
Emily Hinman brings nearly 20 years of international experience in education to Blue Tent. After graduating from Cleveland State University with an MA in Clinical Counseling Psychology and a School Psychologist license, she and her husband moved to Tbilisi, Georgia, where she taught Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Precalculus, and AP Calculus.
Moving then to Vilnius, Lithuania, she taught AP Psychology and worked as a Guidance Counselor at the American International School of Vilnius. Along this journey, she obtained a
teaching certification in Special Education and Mathematics from the University of Missouri and a Graduate Certificate in Mind, Brain, and Learning from Johns Hopkins University.
In Skopje, Northern Macedonia, she began teaching online, and she has worked online with students from all over the world over the last seven years, teaching Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Precalculus, AP Statistics, and AP Psychology.
Currently, Emily lives on a small farm in Ispank, Hungary, with her husband, four children, four dogs, five chickens, and two rabbits. Her children all attend a local Hungarian school, learning Hungarian as a native language. Emily and her husband take full responsibility for teaching them to read and write in English as well as to become productive members of the household. The Hinman family loves reading, cooking, hiking, gardening, and running together.
Emily understands the importance of technology in our lives. She believes that to work effectively with young learners, she needs to incorporate new educational resources that capture their attention. At the same time, she has a deep desire to maintain strong personal relationships in her classes. Her goal is for students to feel they are working with a caring person who can be trusted to help them learn from both their successes and failures.