BASIC MATH (BASIC ALGEBRA)

Catalog description

Reviews basic arithmetic operations and introduces algebra. Topics include whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, prime factorization, greatest common factor, order of operations, exponentiation, absolute value, arithmetic operations of signed numbers, averages, simplifying and valuating algebraic expressions, solving linear equations and proportions. Students who feel they are likely to encounter difficulties in MAC 1105/MGF 2106 can request to take this college preparatory course as a foundation for the required course. This course is taken as Pass/Fail and is not required for graduation and/or calculated in the student’s CUM GPA. Credit is granted for this course but does not count towards graduation requirements.