College Algebra

Prerequisite: MATH-542, or eligibility for MATH-25 as determined by the Chaffey College placement process as of March 2019, which will result in more students being able to enroll directly in MATH-25. Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in MATH-652. Coordinate geometry and graphing techniques; conic sections; solutions to higher degree polynomial equations; functions; polynomial, rational, inverse, exponential and logarithmic functions; systems of nonlinear equations and inequalities; matrices and determinants; sequences and series; binomial expansion; mathematical induction; introduction to mathematical proof. The Math Department strongly recommends that any student wanting or needing extra support for this course to consider enrolling in MATH-652 concurrently with MATH-25. There is a 1 hour supplemental learning requirement that can be satisfied through the success centers. Transfer: CSU; UC credit limitations