MAC1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra

Topics include: Graphing, solving equations and applications involving exponential and logarithmic functions; Systems of Equations, linear, and nonlinear, two-variable and multivariable, and partial fractions; Matrices, inverses, determinants, and Cramer's Rule; Sequences and Series, arithmetic sequences and partial sums, geometric sequences and series, Mathematical Induction, and the Binomial Theorem; Analytic Geometry, parabolas, ellipses, hyperbolas, and transformations of conics; Introduction to Limits, the two-sided limit, the derivative, and limits to infinity. (Prerequisite: Appropriate placement scores, successful completion of college prep course or qualified developmental exemption or passed MAC1105 with grade C or better or permission of chairperson). This course will help satisfy the graduation requirements of the Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree.