Computational & Algebraic Skil ((6 Credits))

Catalog description

This beginning mathematics course, designed for STEM majors, combines the concepts learned in MTH 086 and MTH 092. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on the development of arithmetic and algebraic skill and the application of these skills and concepts to the solution of practical problems. Topics covered include simplifying arithmetic and algebraic expressions, signed numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, proportions, ratios, radicals, estimations, translation of literal expressions into algebraic expressions, U.S. measurements, geometric applications, linear equations and their graphs and solving first-degree equations, literal equations and quadratic equations. In addition, the algebra curriculum includes factoring polynomials and operations on polynomials and exponential expressions.