Students who place into this course must pass it prior to enrolling in any course at the 200 level or higher. This course is designed for students who, having been away from math for a period of time need to resharpen their skills and for students whose previous work left them with insufficient skills. Topics include fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, graphs, basic geometry, signed numbers, simple equations, mathematical notation, and estimation.
Emphasis is placed on the development of reasoning and logical thinking through applications.
This is the first course in the developmental mathematics sequence. Students who place into this course must pass it prior to enrolling in any course at the 200 level or higher. This is an introduction to algebra for those lacking it in their backgrounds or for those desiring a refresher course. Topics include basic algebraic properties, integers, simplifying and factoring polynomials, solving and graphing linear equations and inequalities, systems of equations and application problems. This is the second course in the developmental mathematics sequence.