Intermediate Algebra

Catalog description

Required for all degree-seeking students who demonstrate mathematics profi ciency at or below the 40th percentile nationally as demonstrated by a test score of 18 or lower on the mathematics section of the ACT, or a score of 870 or lower on the SAT (the sum of critical reading and math- ematics scores). This course must be completed before the beginning of the junior year and before enrolling in MATH 1503 College Algebra or other higher-level courses in mathematics. The student will demonstrate an understanding of algebraic expressions and numbers, linear equa- tions, graphs of equations, functions, algebra of functions, linear func- tions, equations of a straight line, systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants and Cramer’s rule, inequalities, polynomials, multiplication, factoring and division of polynomials, synthetic division, rational func- tions and equations, radicals, radical functions, and rational exponents. This course does not fulfi ll the general education math requirement.