MATH 126A

Intermediate Algebra - Part 1

5.0 hours lecture per week.
Associate Degree Applicable.
Prerequisite: MATH 122 or MATH 123 or equivalent with a grade of C or better or a recommending score on the Cuesta College Assessment Test.
Presents the first half of a two-semester course in intermediate algebra. This course enables students to complete the equivalent of Intermediate Algebra (MATH 127) at a slower pace. Topics include factoring polynomial expressions, simplifying rational expressions, absolute value equations and inequalities, functions and relations, and solving systems of linear equations and inequalities.

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Sketch, define, describe, and interpret the graphs of the following:

· linear inequalities

2. Solve the following:

· linear equations and inequalities

· absolute value equations and inequalities

· rational equations

· systems of linear equations

3. Transform algebraic expressions into equivalent forms:

· polynomials

· rational expressions

4. Correctly apply a mathematical model to solve a problem given in words