Elementary logic, real number system, equations and inequalities (linear, polynomial, rational, and radical expressions), graphing, function notation, inverse function, exponential functions, systems of equations, and variations.

*This course does not receive university credit and is offered as a resource for students wishing to prepare for future collegiate math courses.

Course Details

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Course Outline
Lesson 1: 1.1 Some Basics of Algebra
Lesson 2: 1.2 Operations and Properties of Real Numbers
Lesson 3: 1.3 Solving Equations
Lesson 4: 1.4 Introduction to Problem Solving
Lesson 5: 1.5 Formulas, Models, and Geometry
Lesson 6: 1.6 Properties of Exponents
Lesson 7: 1.7 Scientific Notation
Lesson 8: 2.1 Graphs
Lesson 9: 2.2 Functions
Lesson 10: 2.3 Linear Functions: Slope, Graphs, and Models
Lesson 11: 2.4 Another Look at Linear Graphs
Lesson 12: 2.5 Equations of Lines and Modeling
Lesson 13: 2.6 The Algebra of Functions
Lesson 14: 3.1 Systems of Equations in Two Variables
Lesson 15: 3.2 Solving by Substitution or Elimination
Lesson 16: 3.3 Solving Applications: Systems of Two Equations
Lesson 17: 3.4 System of Equations in Three Variables
Lesson 18: 3.5 Solving Applications: Systems of Three Equations
Lesson 19: 4.1 Inequalities and Applications
Lesson 20: 4.2 Intersections, Unions, and Compound Inequalities
Lesson 21: 4.3 Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities
Lesson 22: 4.4 Inequalities in Two Variables
Lesson 23: 4.5 Applications Using Linear Programming
Lesson 24: 5.1 Introduction to Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Lesson 25: 5.2 Multiplication of Polynomials
Lesson 26: 5.3 Common Factors and Factoring by Grouping
Lesson 27: 5.4 Factoring Trinomials
Lesson 28: 5.5 Factoring Perfect-Square Trinomials and Differences of Squares
Lesson 29: 5.6 Factoring Sums or Differences of Cubes
Lesson 30: 5.7 Factoring: A General Strategy
Lesson 31: 5.8 Applications of Polynomial Equations
Lesson 32: 6.1 Rational Expressions and Functions: Multiplying and Dividing
Lesson 33: 6.2 Rational Expressions and Functions: Adding and Subtracting
Lesson 34: 6.3 Complex Rational Expressions
Lesson 35: 6.4 Rational Equations
Lesson 36: 6.5 Solving Applications Using Rational Equations
Lesson 37: 6.6 Division of Polynomials
Lesson 38: 6.7 Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem
Lesson 39: 6.8 Formulas, Applications, and Variation
Lesson 40: 7.1 Radical Expressions and Functions
Lesson 41: 7.2 Rational Numbers as Exponents
Lesson 42: 7.3 Multiplying Radical Expressions
Lesson 43: 7.4 Dividing Radical Expressions
Lesson 44: 7.5 Expressions Containing Several Radical Terms
Lesson 45: 7.6 Solving Radical Equations
Lesson 46: 7.7 The Distance Formula, the Midpoint Formula, and Other Applications
Lesson 47: 7.8 The Complex Numbers
Lesson 48: 8.1 Quadratic Equations
Lesson 49: 8.2 The Quadratic Formula
Lesson 50: 8.3 Studying Solutions of Quadratic Equations
Lesson 51: 8.4 Applications Involving Quadratic Equations
Lesson 52. 8.5 Equations Reducible to Quadratic
Lesson 53: 8.6 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs
Lesson 54: 8.7 More about Graphing Quadratic Functions
Lesson 55: 8.8 Problem Solving and Quadratic Functions
Lesson 56: 8.9 Polynomial Inequalities and Rational Inequalities
Syllabus
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