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MATH 001 (Review of High School Algebra)


DESCRIPTION Intermediate algebra concepts and skills that are necessary for the study of the first college level math course, MATH 110.  Students must earn a grade of C or better in MATH 001 in order to register for Math 110.
NOTE  Math 001 is no longer offered as a separate course; the material of Math 001 and 002 is now taught as part of Math 003 in the revised Developmental Math Program.
PREREQUISITES Strong arithmetic skills.
TOPICS Real Numbers
   Basic Operations
   Percents and ratios
   Exponents
Linear Functions
    Solving linear equations
    Formulas
    Problem Solving
Graphing Linear Functions
    Cartesian coordinate system
    Slope
    Deriving equations of lines
    Systems of linear equations
Linear Inequalities
    Solving Linear inequalities
    Graphing systems of inequalities
Polynomials
    Basic Operations on polynomials
Factoring
    Common factors
    Trinomials
    Difference of two squares
Rational Functions
    Basics Operations
    Solving equations
Quadratic Functions
    Solving quadratic formula
    By factoring
    By the quadratic formula
    Graphing quadratic functions
    Problems solving
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