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2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

MAT 036 - Foundations of College Algebra

4 equivalent hours - Four hours weekly; one term.
Study pre-algebra and beginning algebra topics necessary to succeed in College Algebra. Topics include operations on real numbers; simplifying expressions; solving first-degree equations, inequalities and application problems; graphing linear equations; simplifying exponents; operations on polynomials; and factoring polynomials.

Prerequisite(s): Achieve an appropriate score on the Mathematics Placement Test, or successful completion of an approved mathematics preparation course.

Note: A grade of at least C in MAT 036 is required to enroll in MAT 037 .

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC), Arundel Mills (AM), Glen Burnie (GB), and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

  • Perform basic operations on fractions and decimals.
  • Perform basic operations on real numbers.
  • Simplify algebraic expressions.
  • Solve linear equations, inequalities, and application problems.
  • Write linear equations in two variables.
  • Graph linear equations in two variables.
  • Simplify exponential expressions.
  • Perform basic operations on polynomial expressions.
  • Factor polynomials.