MATH 98 Syllabus

Subject Code

MATH

Course Number

98

Course Title

Prerequisites

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Credit Hours

Course Description

Course Outcomes

 Introduction to Real Numbers and Algebraic Expressions

 

Order

Description

1

Add real numbers.

2

Subtract real numbers.

3

Multiply real numbers.

4

Divide real numbers.

5

Identify and use the properties of real numbers.

6

Simplify algebraic expressions using the order of operations.

 

Solving Linear Equations

 

Order

Description

1

Solve linear equations using the addition principle.

2

Solve linear equations using the multiplication principle.

3

Solve linear equations using the addition and multiplication principles together.

4

Solve formulas for an indicated variable.

5

Solve applications involving percents.

6

Solve application problems.

 

Graphs of Linear Equations

 

Order

Description

1

Graph linear equations.

2

Graph linear equations using intercepts.

3

Find the slope of a line given two points, from an equation, and in an applied problem.


Polynomial Operations

 

Order

Description

1

Use the rules for exponents to simplify expressions.

2

Solve applied problems using scientific notation.

3

Add and subtract polynomials.

4

Multiply and divide polynomials.

5

Identify polynomials that are special products.

6

Perform operations with polynomials in several variables.

 

Polynomial Factoring

 

Order

Description

1

Factor monomials, binomials, and trinomials.

2

Factor trinomial squares and differences of squares.

3

Solve quadratic equations by factoring.

4

Solve applications involving quadratic equations.