College Algebra Enhanced

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In this course, students will develop problem solving skills, critical thinking, computational proficiency, and contextual fluency through the study of equations, functions, and their graphs. Emphasis will be placed on quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Topics will include solving equations and inequalities, definition and properties of a function, domain and range, transformations of graphs, operations on functions, composite and inverse functions, basic polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications. This course is a corequisite course where fundamental concepts from Intermediate Algebra are integrated into College Algebra. Intermediate algebra topics include properties of exponents, polynomials, factoring, and radicals.