MAT 0024 ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA 3 or 5 credits

College Preparatory Credits (0000 designations) may not be used toward graduation credits. Prerequisite: MAT 0012 or appropriate score on mathematics placement test. This course is a study of the basic skills and concepts of elementary algebra from the view of a college student who needs an understanding of basic algebra. Major topics include language and operations on sets, operations on signed numbers, simple linear equations and inequalities in one variable, operations on polynomials (including beginning techniques of factoring), integer exponents, brief introduction to radicals, introduction to graphing, and applications. 47 or 77 contact hours based on credit hours of class.