MA 98 - Elementary Algebra

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Prerequisites: ACT Mathematics subscore above 17, or Accuplacer Mathematics Algebra score above 41 or Arithmetic score above 75, or Grade of C- or better in MA 97 or equivalent, or Grade of C- or better in MA 96 – MA 098 is designed for students with one or two years of high school mathematics. It is also a good review for students who have not recently taken an algebra course. Topics in this course include problem solving techniques, introductory data analysis, interpretation of graphs, operations with real numbers, square roots, equations, formulas, ratio and proportion, linear inequalities in one variable, solving linear equations, graphing linear equations in two variables, slope of a line, equation of a line, systems of linear equations, linear modeling, integer exponents, scientific notation, operations on polynomials, factoring, and solving quadratic equations. FORMERLY: MA 104