2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

MATH 098 Basic Algebra

This course is for those students whose background in mathematics is insufficient for MATH 110 (Mathematics for the Liberal Arts) or for MATH 111 (College Algebra). It assumes a previous knowledge of algebra at the elementary level and provides all prerequisites for MATH 110 and for MATH 111. Topics to be covered include equations, inequalities, factoring, radicals and rational exponents, quadratic equations, functions, and basic exponential and logarithmic functions. This course will not satisfy the Mathematics requirement in the GEC.  Students who have completed any higher-level Mathematics courses are not eligible to enroll in this course.  This course does not count toward the Mathematics major.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall and Spring