MT 150
College Algebra and Function
3 credit hours
Description:
Selected topics in algebra and analytic geometry. Develops manipulative skills and concepts required for further study in mathematics.
Topics include:
- linear functions
- quadratic functions
- polynomial functions
- rational functions
- exponential functions
- logarithmic functions
- piecewise functions
- systems of equations and inequalities
- introduction to analytical geometry
Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours)
Students may not receive credit for MT 150 and MA 109 or MT 150 and MA110
credit not available on the basis of a special exam
Pre-requisites: One of the following
1. ACT score of 20 or above
2. ACT score of 18 or 19 with concurrent enrollment in MT 100 workshop
3. Successful completion of
- MT 120 (Intermediate Algebra with Applications
- MT 122 (Intermediate Algebra: A Functional Approach)
- MT 125 (Technical Algebra and Trigonometry)
Testing Placement:
ACT 20 or higher
Compass score 48 to 100
Asset El. Alg. 45-55
Asset Int. Alg 40-55
or in concurrent enrollment with MT 100 workshop
ACT 18-19
Compass score 35-47
Asset El. Alg. 41-44
Asset In Alg 38-39
Competencies:
Recognize functions and specify the domain and the range of a given function;
2. Graph linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and piecewise functions;
3. Write function expressions and equations of conic sections from data, verbal description, or graph;
4. Solve applications using linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, and piecewise functions;
5. Perform operations with functions;
6. Find inverse functions;
7. Solve linear and nonlinear systems of equations and inequalities;
8. Graph parabolas, ellipses, circles, and hyperbolas;
9. Recognize the equations and important features of the conic sections.