Topics include quadratic equations, simultaneous equations, linear equations and algebraic fractions. A review of mathematics including fractions, decimals, percentages, and basic algebra which incorporates algebraic fractions and equations with variables. Emphasis is placed on the strategies of problem solving using agricultural applications. A study of the fundamentals of trigonometry. Right triangle trigonometry, the law of sines, the law of cosines, and vectors.
Emphasis is placed on problem solving for the technology fields.
A basic algebra course for students enrolled in technology programs. Topics include properties of real numbers, algebraic expressions, solving equations, factoring, formula manipulation, quadratic equations, simultaneous equations, linear equations, and problem solving. These topics will be applied to the analysis of series, parallel and series-parallel AC circuits containing resistance, inductance and capacitance. Definite integrals, double integrals, trigonometry, introduction to differential equations, infinite sequences and series, probability, and applications. Solution of elementary differential equations by elementary techniques.