MAT 055 - Algebraic Literacy

4 Credit Hour(s) • 60 Contact Hours (Lecture)
Prerequisite: Next Gen Accuplacer QAS score of 265
Note: Next Gen Accuplacer QAS score of 250-264 may be advised into MAT 055 and must be taken concurrently with MAT 025, AAA 109. If students opt out of testing, they will take MAT 025 concurrently.
Develops algebraic skills necessary for manipulating expressions and solving equations. Topics in the course include radicals, complex numbers, polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, quadratic equations, absolute value equations, systems of linear equations in two variables, related applications, and linear inequalities. This course prepares students for MAT 121 and MAT 123.