Concepts of measurement are developed through real-world examples. Throughout the entire MTH 117-MTH 119 sequence, problem solving is stressed and the use of hand held calculators is encouraged. A continuation of the study of algebraic concepts and techniques begun in a first-year algebra course. Include operations with real numbers, factoring, exponents and radicals, functions, solutions of equations and inequalities, and rational expressions. One year of high school algebra or MTH 100.
Students become problem solvers of practical real-life problems.
Topics covered are chosen from Euler and Hamiltonian circuit theory, scheduling tasks, linear programming, statistics, probability, coding information, social choice and decision making, and geometric size and shape. A study of rational and polynomial functions and their graphs and techniques for solving rational and polynomial equations. Includes logarithms, inequalities, complex numbers, sequences, and matrices and determinants, as time permits. Provides the necessary background in precalculus mathematics to prepare for Calculus I. Emphasis on exploring and analyzing the behavior of functions and the connections among those functions and real-world problems. A study of the circular and angular trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions and their graphs, and trigonometric forms of complex numbers.