Description:
This course is an introduction to the topics of algebra primarily for those students who do not qualify for more advanced math courses due to lack of background or a long absence from the study of mathematics. The topics covered include properties of real numbers, order of operations, polynomial operations, solutions of first degree equations and inequalities in one variable, systems of linear equations, graphing linear equations and properties of linear exponents. Students must earn a C or better grade in this course to register for any credit-bearing math courses. This course does not satisfy any degree requirements.