MATS 810 - College Algebra Support Lab
1 Credits
Placement Level Pre-College Level Math Placement
Two hours per week of homework support for students enrolled in the day section of College Algebra. A professional tutor, licensed in K12 math, joins the instructor to team teach two days per week.
Major Content Areas
Help with functions and their graphs, including polynomial & rational functions. Help with composition & inverse functions. Help with polynomial factoring and polynomial equations, including complex solutions. Help with exponential growth & decay. Help with radical forms, integer & rational exponents. Help with systems of equations.
Learning Outcomes
Solve high-order polynomial equations by factoring, including complex number solutions. Apply Gaussian elimination and other techniques to solve linear systems of equations, including applications. Analyze arithmetic vs geometric / linear vs exponential growth and decay Analyze graphs of polynomial and rational functions, including intercepts, symmetry, end behavior, multiplicity and arymptotes. Apply log-laws to solve exponential and logarithmic equations Apply knowledge of transformations to convert among equation and graph forms of various functions. Explain the concept of function, executing instructions written using function notation.
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