PRECALCULUS I: ALGEBRA

Catalog description

Emphasis on the concept of real-valued functions and their applications, including domain, range, algebraic operations, composition, inverses, and graphing. Topics include polynomial functions, division of polynomials, roots of polynomials, theory of equations, complex numbers, fundamental theorem of algebra, rational functions and asymptotes, logarithmic and exponential functions, transformations, solving systems of linear and nonlinear equations, and matrices. Students will engage in multi-step algebraic manipulation of complicated functional expressions. Pre-requisite: A grade of 'C' or better in MATH-140 or MTHPT-137 or satisfactory placement score.