MATH 1331 Intermediate Algebra Workshop
This workshop is a co-requisite class with MATH-1400 and is not a stand-alone course. Its purpose is to provide the intermediate algebra skills necessary to be successful in MATH-1400, College Algebra. Topics covered include operations involving polynomials and rational expressions, special products and factoring, solving equations and inequalities, exponents, radicals, systems of linear equations, graphing, and word problems. Prerequisite: Completion of MATH 0920 or test into MATH 1331 and concurrent enrollment in MATH-1400. (1 lect.)
Major Topics
- Systems of equations and inequalities
- Quadratic and Polynomial Functions
- Square Roots, Quadratic Equations, and Inequalities
- Variation and Rational Functions
- Exponents and Radicals
Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
Factor trinomials.
Simplify real and imaginary expressions.
Perform elementary operations on real and imaginary expressions.
Solve rational, radical, and polynomial equations.
Solve quadratic equations algebraically and graphically.
Other Information
Any information placed here must be adhered to by all instructors:
All instructors must teach the use of the TI-83 or TI-84 calculator and use the text decided upon by the mathematics department.