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* Quadratic in form equations, factorable equations, equations with radicals <span style="color:blue">(populated)</span>
 
* Quadratic in form equations, factorable equations, equations with radicals <span style="color:blue">(populated)</span>
 
* Very simple inequalities, compound inequalities <span style="color:red">(Audrey)</span>
 
* Very simple inequalities, compound inequalities <span style="color:red">(Audrey)</span>
* Absolute value equations and inequalities <span style="color:red">(Pangyen)</span>
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* Absolute value equations and inequalities <span style="color:blue">(populated)</span>
* Word problems: interest, mixture, motion, constant rate jobs <span style="color:red">(Alex)</span>
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* Word problems: interest, mixture, motion, constant rate jobs <span style="color:blue">(populated)</span>
* Coordinate system. Distance and midpoint formula <span style="color:red">(Alex)</span>
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* Coordinate system. Distance and midpoint formula <span style="color:blue">(populated)</span>
* Graphs of equations in two variables, intercepts, symmetry <span style="color:red">(Alex)</span>
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* Graphs of equations in two variables, intercepts, symmetry <span style="color:blue">(populated)</span>
 
* Lines
 
* Lines
 
* Circles
 
* Circles

Revision as of 10:58, 24 June 2011

Prep Main Page > Model Courses > College Algebra Model Course

College Algebra Topics (Alex)

Review part:

  • Real numbers; essential algebra rules (evaluate algebraic expressions, domain of a variable, laws of exponents, square roots, scientific notation)
  • Geometry essentials (formulas)
  • Polynomials (multiplication formulas)
  • Factoring polynomials; Long division
  • Synthetic Division
  • Rational Expressions
  • Roots and rational exponents

Main part:

  • Linear equations (populated)
  • Quadratic Equations (needs problems)
  • Complex numbers and quadratic equations (populated)
  • Quadratic in form equations, factorable equations, equations with radicals (populated)
  • Very simple inequalities, compound inequalities (Audrey)
  • Absolute value equations and inequalities (populated)
  • Word problems: interest, mixture, motion, constant rate jobs (populated)
  • Coordinate system. Distance and midpoint formula (populated)
  • Graphs of equations in two variables, intercepts, symmetry (populated)
  • Lines
  • Circles
  • Variation (formulas for science laws, say)
  • Functions
  • Graph of functions
  • Properties of functions
  • Library of functions, piecewise-defined functions
  • Graphing techniques, transformations
  • Math models: building functions
  • Linear functions and their properties (Pangyen)
  • Linear models
  • Quadratic functions and their properties
  • Quadratic models from ‘word problems’
  • Inequalities with quadratic functions Audrey
  • Polynomial functions and models
  • Properties of rational functions?
  • Graph of a rational function?
  • Polynomial and Rational Inequalities: Audrey
  • Real zeros of polynomials
  • Complex zeros, fundamental theorem of algebra
  • Composite functions
  • One-to-one functions; inverse functions