Developmental Math Courses
Covers basic operations of adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing; powers and
roots with whole, fractional, and decimal numbers. Introduces adding, subtracting,
multiplying and dividing with signed numbers. Covers ratios/proportions and percents.
For students who need a firm foundation in math before pursuing academic objectives
and/or higher level math. Calculators not allowed. Prerequisites: appropriate ABE
or placement score.
The course is designed for students transitioning between arithmetic and algebra.
Students will review arithmetic with real numbers, work with expressions containing
variables, solve linear equations, graph linear equations in two dimensions, calculate
slopes and intercepts for lines, and use unit analysis to solve applications. This
course prepares students for MATH 098. Prerequisites: "C" or better in MATH 090 or
appropriate placement score.
Topics include solving linear, quadratic (by factoring) and rational equations; solving
a linear system of equations; manipulating polynomials (adding, subtracting, multiplying
and dividing); and using exponent properties to simplify expressions. Students will
also graph linear equations in two variables, calculate slopes, and find linear functions.
Prerequisites: "C" or better in MATH 093 or appropriate placement recommendation.
Topics include: solving quadratic, absolute value, rational, radical, exponential
and logarithmic equations; graphing shifted quadratic and absolute value functions;
simplifying radical expressions, solving systems of linear inequalities; evaluating
logarithms; finding the vertex of a quadratic function. Prerequisites: a "C" or better
in MATH 098 or appropriate placement recommendation.