COURSE OUTLINE

MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

MAT 102 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA

 3.0 Credit Hours

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course includes the following topics: properties of numbers; fundamental operations with algebraic expressions; polynomials; systems of equations; ratio and proportion; factoring; functions; graphs; solutions of linear inequalities; and linear and quadratic equations.

TEXT: Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

      by George Woodbury

      Addison Wesley,2006

PREREQUISITE: MAT 101, RDG 032 or Appropriate Assessment Score

EQUIPMENT: Graphing Calculator, TI-83 or TI-83+.

GRADING SCALE:NOTE: The Math Department strongly recommends that students achieve a grade of C or better before taking any subsequent classes for which MAT 102 is a prerequisite.

    A 90 - 100        B 80 - 89        C 70 - 79        D 60 - 69        F Below 60

Departmental Assignments

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

DEFINITIONS:

ABSENCE - Failure to be present for a scheduled meeting of class or arriving for the class more than ten minutes after scheduled time for the class to begin.

TARDY --- Arrival to class after the instructor has called the roll and before ten minutes past the scheduled time for the class to begin.

I. Absences are counted from the first day of classes.

II. Five absences are allowed for a class that meets three times per week; three absences for a class that meets twice a week.

III. Three tardies are considered as one absence. The student must meet with the instructor at the end of the class to which he has been late to have an absence changed to a tardy.

IV. There are no "excused" absences. All absences are counted regardless of the reason for the absence.

V. A student missing class time by leaving early will also be counted absent.

Please note: You are responsible for all material and announcements presented, whether you are present or absent.

Mathematics Department
    Airport: 822-3357
    Beltline: 738-7689
    Revised 2/16/2007

MAT 102 COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students should be able to:

1. Solve systems of linear equations involving two or three variables and use the techniques developed to solve problems.

2. Solve various types of equations and inequalities (including but not limited to linear, absolute value, and quadratic).

3. Use interval notation to write the solution of an inequality.

4. Use function notation to evaluate various types of functions (including but not limited to polynomial, quadratic, and radical).

5. Solve problems by identifying what information is available and relevant to the problem.

6. Solve problems by selecting or developing appropriate procedures and relationships.

7. Solve problems by correctly applying the methods selected to the information available.

8. Solve problems by verifying the validity and appropriateness of the solution.

Note: This outline is given for the regular Fall/Spring fourteen week semesters. The same material is covered in the summer term and the sessions classes, but in the appropriate fewer number of weeks: ten weeks for summer term, seven weeks for fall and spring sessions classes, and five weeks for summer session classes.