MAT 128 - Algebra

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Mathematics

Description:

This course is designed primarily as a preparatory course for students intending to take College Algebra or Business Precalculus. Topics covered in this course include linear equations and inequalities; quadratic equations; introduction to functions and their graphs; 2x2 linear systems; polynomials; rational expressions and equations; and radical expressions and equations. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Solve linear equations and inequalities; Solve problems involving functions and their graphs; Solve problems involving linear systems; Perform basic operations on polynomials and factor polynomials; Simplify and perform basic operations on rational expressions and solve rational equations; Simplify and perform basic operations on radical expressions and solve radical equations; Solve quadratic equations.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

MAT 050 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 08/14/2017 

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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