LSC-CyFair Math Department

Catalog Description

3 Credits (3 hrs. lab.) Math 0314 is a non-course based option covering objectives students will need to be successful in College Algebra, MATH 1314 (3201045419) Prerequisite: MATH 0308 or Placement by Testing Corequisite: MATH 1314  

Total Contact Hours: 48

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Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course the student will

1. Recognize, understand, and analyze features of a function.
2. Perform operations using integer and rational exponents.
3. Factor and perform operations with polynomials.
4. Simplify and perform operations with rational and radical expressions to include complex numbers.
5. Solve linear, polynomial, radical, and rational equations.
6. Solve linear and absolute value inequalities of a single variable and express solutions sets in set builder and interval notation.
7. Solve quadratic equations by factoring, completing the square, and the quadratic formula.
8. Graph linear and quadratic functions.
9. Write linear equations in standard form.
10. Solve systems of linear equations and related applications

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Prerequisites

A grade of C or better in Math 0308 (Introductory Algebra), departmental approval, or test scores in the following ranges:

• TSI ASSESSMENT:  343 – 349

Required Materials for Students  

In order to help the students save on textbook costs, we are now only requiring the purchase and use of MyMathLab.

MyMathLab Access Code only, ISBN: MyLab Math with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Beginning & Intermediate Algebra and College Algebra: A Corequisite Solution, 18-Week Access ISBN: 9780134896038

*Please inform students that access to MyMathLab (MML) must be purchased through the bookstore website.

For students participating in the STAR Bundle, access will be automatically purchased and provided to them.

Students who are not participating in the STAR Bundle will encounter a paywall when attempting to access MyMathLab and will need to complete the purchase on their own.

Allowed calculators:  TI-83, TI- 83 Plus, TI-83 Silver Edition, TI-84, TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Silver Edition. 

Optional Materials for Students or Reference Texts
or Reference Texts

Lial, Hornsby, & McGinnis; Essentials of College Algebra,12^th  Edition (publisher: Pearson); Package: Textbook + MML Access Code, ISBN 9780135263419