MATH 021

Two-Semester Beginning Algebra: Part 1


5.0 hours lecture per week.
Associate Degree Non-Applicable.
Prerequisite: MATH 007 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

Presents the first half of a two-semester course in beginning algebra for the student who has no algebraic background. This course enables students to complete the equivalent of Elementary Algebra, (MATH 123) at a slower pace. Successful completion of MATH 021 or equivalent and MATH 122 is equivalent to MATH 123.


Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
 1. Simplify polynomial expressions
 2. Solve the following:
        ·    linear equations
        ·    linear inequalities
 3. Analyze two-variable linear equations and inequalities by doing the following:
        ·    graph a linear equation
        ·    graph a linear inequality
        ·    find the slope of a line:
                 ·    given two points
                 ·    from a graph
        ·    write the equation of a line:
                 ·    given two points
                 ·    for a parallel line
                 ·    for a perpendicular line
        ·    graph a linear equation
        ·    graph a linear inequality
 4. Solve systems of equations using the following methods:
        ·    addition
        ·    substitution
        ·    graphically
 5. Solve applications of the following:
        ·    linear equations
        ·    systems of linear equations