Maricopa Community Colleges  MAT122AB   19982-20015 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  05/27/97
MAT122AB     19982-20015 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Intermediate Algebra/Rational Functions and Radicals
Study of rational and radical expressions, rational equations and inequalities, equations and inequalities containing radical expressions. MAT122AA, MAT122AB, and MAT122AC together are equivalent to MAT122. Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in MAT122AA or permission of department.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MAT122AB   19982-20015 Intermediate Algebra/Rational Functions and Radicals
1. Use the eleven field properties of the set of real numbers. (I)
2. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide complex numbers. (I)
3. Solve radical equations and equations quadratic inn form. (II)
4. Solve rational equations. (III)
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MAT122AB   19982-20015 Intermediate Algebra/Rational Functions and Radicals
    I. Radicals
        A. Algebraic operation on radical expressions
        B. Quadratic formula
        C. Extension of the number system to complex numbers
        D. Radicals and rational exponents
        E. Calculator use for approximations of radicals (optional)
      II. Equations and Inequalities with Radicals
          A. Restricted domains
          B. Solving algebraically and graphically
          C. Applications
        III. Rational Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
            A. Restricted domains
            B. Algebraic operations with rational expressions
            C. Solving and graphing rational expressions and inequalities
            D. Applications
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