15 MATH 173,174, 181 College Algebra & Trigonometry

This sequence of courses is designed to prepare students for the study of Calculus. In particular, students will:

•  Develop strong algebraic skills with expressions, equations, and inequalities

•  Develop a general understanding of functions, their properties and their graphs

•  Develop a knowledge base of a broad range of specific types of functions and their uses, including: polynomials; rational; logarithmic; exponential; and trigonometric functions

Text: Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry (custom), by Swokowski & Cole (twelfth edition)

Sections covered in each course of the sequence:

College Algebra I (15 Math 173)

1.1 - 1.4
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
3.1, 3.2, 3.3
3.4, 3.5, 3.6

College Algebra II (15 Math 174)

11.1, 9.1
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 (exclude Descarte's Rule and beyond), 4.5, 4.6
3.7
5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
9.2, 9.3 (Linear equations only)

Trigonometry (15 Math 181)

6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7
7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6
8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
11.4, 11.5

These courses are also offered at both Raymond Walters College and Clermont College.

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