COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: MATH 1111 College Algebra

CREDIT HOURS: 3

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: A symbolically intensive functional approach to algebra that incorporates the use of appropriate technology. Emphasis will be placed on the study of functions and their graphs, inequalities, and linear, quadratic, piece-wise defined, rational, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Appropriate applications will be included. (Credit will not be given for both MATH1101 and MATH 1111).

PREREQUISITE(S): Placement or the successful completion of MATH 0099

SUGGESTED TEXT: College Algebra, Seventh Edition, by Michael Sullivan, Prentice Hall, 2005.

COURSE OUTLINE:

  • Review of exponents, radicals, polynomials, factoring, and polynomial division
  • Solving Equations (Linear, Quadratic, Radical, Quadratic in form, Factorable, Absolute Value)
  • Solving Inequalities (Linear, Absolute Value, Polynomial, Rational)
  • Applications (Simple and Compound Interest, Uniform Motion, Constant Rate Jobs, Mixture)
  • Graphing on the Rectangular Coordinate System (Lines, Circles)
  • Functions (Graphing, Composite, One-to-one, Inverse)
  • Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (Graphing, Properties, Solving equations)
  • Systems of Equations and Inequalities
  • Linear Programming