MATH 1000 - Foundations of Algebra

3 Credits
3 Class Hours

This course is designed to prepare students to have the necessary skills to be successful in algebra intensive college-level mathematics courses. The curriculum provides multiple representations of applications and problem-solving, both algebraically and with the aid of technology. Topics include writing equations of lines; performing operations with polynomials and rational expressions; analysis of quadratic functions and graphs; solving linear, quadratic, and rational equations; graphing and evaluating polynomial functions; solving linear inequalities; and techniques in factoring and solving equations by factoring. Prerequisite(s): Level 2 placement in Math or concurrent enrollment in MATH 0815. Note: This course will not satisfy general education math requirements for associate degrees or technical certificates. The purpose of this course is preparation for CHEM 1110, or MATH 1130 or 1710 for those students with a math placement level 1 upon admission or for those students who reached math placement level 2 by completing a SAILS program in high school.

Semester Availability: All

Not part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway