College Algebra is a general education course, which fulfills the math requirements for some majors and prepares the student to take Trigonometry. General education in Mathematics develops the understanding of mathematics as a language which permits the student to express, define and answer questions about the world.
This course includes fundamental concepts of Algebra; equations and inequalities; functions and graphs; polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions; systems of equations and inequalities; the Binomial theorem. This course is offered as a dual credit course for both high school and college credits.
Prerequisite: Math 043 (Algebra II in high school) with a grade of ‘C’ or better, or CSI placement test score, or permission of the instructor.