Section 2 Course Description
Taken from the official PCC course description:
- Course Number
- MTH 95
- Course Title
- Intermediate Alebgra
- CRN
- 30432
- Location
- SCB 205 (Sylvania Campus)
- Meeting Time
- TuTh 9:00am - 12:20pm
- Credit Hours
- 4
- Lecture Hours
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours
- 20
- Prerequisites
- (MTH 63 or MTH 65 or MTH 70), and
(RD 90 and WR 90) or IRW 90,
or equivalent placement.
Introduces algebraic concepts and processes with a focus on factoring, functions, rational expressions, solving equations (quadratic, rational, radical, absolute value), and solving inequalities. Emphasizes number-sense, applications, graphs, formulas, and proper mathematical notation. Recommended: MTH 63 or MTH 65 or MTH 70 be taken within the past 4 terms. The PCC math department recommends that students take MTH courses in consecutive terms. Audit available.
Learning Outcomes.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Factor expressions and use factoring to simplify rational expressions and solve quadratic equations.
- Solve absolute value, quadratic, rational, radical equations, and compound inequalities both symbolically and graphically.
- Understand the definition of a function and use it to distinguish between function and non-function relationships.
- Interpret information provided in function notation given a function expressed in graphical, symbolic, numeric, or verbal form.
- Use variables to represent unknown quantities, create a function to model a situation, and use algebra and/or technology to find and interpret a result.
- Interpret properties of functions and relations, such as the meaning of ordered pairs, domain and range, maximum and minimum values, and intercepts.
The complete Course Content and Outcome Guide can be found at www.pcc.edu/ccog/.
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