ModelCourses/BeginningAlgebra
Beginning Algebra
The beginning algebra model course spans "developmental" algebra between Arithmetic/Pre-algebra and College Algebra/Pre-calculus. There are many ways to arrange this material, and it is usual for the material to overlap with College Algebra.
A common two-course sequence (with two separate books) is Beginning Algebra followed by Higher/Intermediate Algebra. There are also combined Beginning and Intermediate Algebra textbooks.
- arithmetic (review)
- linear equations
- geometry
- graphing linear equations
- systems of linear equations
- polynomials
- rational expressions
- radicals
- functions
- quadratic equations
- exponents and logarithms
Notes
Some Higher/Intermediate Algebra textbooks include conic sections, series and sequences, probability, and statistics. These topics are in the College Algebra model course.
Geometry problems are usually mixed among algebra sections as application problems. The geometry section here covers basic plane geometry along with common formulas and applications with area and volume.
Below is a link to some WebWork problem sets for a Beginning Algebra course. Login as guest.
http://webwork.fdltcc.edu/webwork2/Math0020_Beginning_Algebra/
- Wetherbee @ FDLTCC, 8/1/2012
