MATH 1312 - Intermediate Algebra

4.5 Credits

This course extends student algebra skills from previous courses and provides new learning to prepare students for future mathematics courses. Topics included are: functions and their applications; polynomial, radical, exponential, and rational expressions and equations and their applications; systems of linear equations and their applications; operations on complex numbers; graphing linear, piecewise, and quadratic functions; and solving and graphing inequalities.

Prerequisites: MATH 0960 with a P or MCC placement test within 2 years or placement via ACT witin 3 years

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Solve absolute value equations and linear inequalities and express solutions using interval notation.
Define a function and its notation, evaluate functions, state the domain and range of functions, combine functions with arithmetic operations.
Graph linear functions, linear inequalities, piecewise functions, and quadratic functions.
Determine equations of lines given their characteristics.
Solve systems of linear equations in two and three variables, apply them to solve application problems.
Simplify polynomial expressions, factor polynomials, and solve polynomial equations including application problems.
Simplify rational expressions, including complex expressions, and solve rational equations and application problems.
Solve quadratic equations with real and complex solutions using various methods.
Simplify radical expressions, solve radical equations, and perform operations with complex numbers.
Perform operations on rational exponents and relate these to radical expressions.

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