Topical Outline with Specific Course Objectives
- Focus on Math Study Skills
- Review
- Demonstrate an ability to factor algebraic expressions into primes using techniques of removing common factors, and factoring the difference of squares and trinomials.
- Use the properties of inequalities and equivalent inequalities to solve linear inequalities in one variable and express the solutions graphically or in interval notation.
- Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables
- Use tables and graphs as tools to interpret expressions, equations, and inequalities.
- Locate the x and y intercepts graphically and algebraically and interpret them in the context of the problem
- Explain and determine the slope of a line as the ratio of change in the dependent variable with respect to change in the independent variable.
- Systems of Linear Inequalities and their Graphs
- Connect the solution set of a system of two linear inequalities in two variables with the graphs of the two equations.
- Graph the solution set of a system of two linear inequalities in two variables.
- Introduction to Functions
- Recognize functions in table, graph, equation or verbal form.
- Understand that for a function one input value results in one output value.
- Determine the acceptability of a value to be used for the independent variable in an equation that defines a function.
- Determine the domain and range of a relation from a graph.
- Use and understand functional notation.
- Linear Functions and Their Applications
- Express linear functions in table, graph, equation, or verbal form.
- Make connections between the parameters of a function and the behavior of the function.
- Recognize that a variety of problem situations can be modeled by the same type of function.
- Use patterns and functions to represent and solve problems.
- Extract and interpret information presented in a graph.
Department Policies
- Graphing Calculator Required
- Comprehensive Common Final