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Course Description

This course e%plores a'#ance' algebra concepts an' assists in buil'ing the algebraic an' proble( sol#ing s)ills'e#elope' in Algebra 1A& Stu'ents *ill sol#e polyno(ials+ ,ua'ratic e,uations+ rational e,uations+ an' ra'icale,uations& These concepts an' s)ills *ill ser#e as a foun'ation for subse,uent business course*or)& Applications toreal-*orl' proble(s are also e%plore' throughout the course& This course is the secon' half of the college algebrase,uence+ *hich began *ith MAT 11.+ Algebra 1A&

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Week One: Polynomials

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Objectives 1.1 Si(plify polyno(ials&1.2 "se the 'istribution property *ith polyno(ials&1.3 $erfor( polyno(ial operations&1.4 "se polyno(ials in real-*orl' applications&

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Week Two: Factoring (Part 1)

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Objectives 2.1 actor polyno(ials using the 5reatest Co((on actor&2.2 actor trino(ial e%pressions of the for( x I bx I c &2.3 actor trino(ial e%pressions of the for( ax I bx I c &

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Week Three: Factoring (Part )

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Week Four: !ational "#pressions

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Objectives 4.1 $erfor( operations on rational e%pressions&4.2 Sol#e rational e,uations an' for(ulas&4.3 Sol#e proportion an' #ariation proble(s&

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Week Fi$e: !a%ical "#pressions

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Objectives 0.1 Si(plify ra'ical e%pressions&0.2 Sol#e proble(s in#ol#ing ra'ical e%pressions&

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Week &i#: Functions

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Objectives .1 2'entify polyno(ial+ rational+ ra'ical+ an' ,ua'ratic functions&.2 2'entify the 'o(ain an' range of a function&.3 $erfor( operations on functions&

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Week &e$en: 'ua%ratic "uations

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Objectives 7.1 Sol#e ,ua'ratic e,uations&7.2 Apply nonlinear e,uations to real-*orl' proble(s&

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Week ine: College +lge,ra !e$iew

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