Mathematics for College Algebra

The course is an introduction to algebra at a college level. It focuses on: 

• Developing fluency with the Laws of Exponents with numerical and algebraic expressions.

• Extending arithmetic operations with algebraic expressions to include rational and polynomial expressions.

• Solving one-variable exponential, logarithmic, radical and rational equations and interpreting the viability of solutions in real-world contexts.

• Modeling with and applying linear, quadratic, absolute value, exponential, logarithmic and piecewise functions and systems of linear equations and inequalities.

• Extending knowledge of functions to include inverse and composition.