MAT 092M - Modular Intermediate Algebra

60 lecture hours; A,B,C,F grade; considered 4 semester hours for billing and scheduling purposes.
Prerequisites: MAT 086 or appropriate ACCUPLACER score within a range of 263-271.
MAT 092M Modular Intermediate Algebra meets for 4 contact hours per week, and counts as 4 billable hours. However, it is a 0 credit course. It does not count toward graduation. A modularized curriculum is identified as a key strategy in order to offer shorter, more tailored math segments that enable students to save time by only completing modules that address their math deficiencies. This program allows students to progress more quickly (or slowly) through self-pace modules that include online and instructor support in a computer lab. Students complete a pre-assessment for each chapter within the module to determine modular work and a comprehensive departmental final exam is administered after completing the last module. The MAT 92M curriculum for the self-paced modular Intermediate Algebra course is divided into four modules, which cover the following topics: operations on algebraic expressions; variation; rational equations; irrational equations; solutions to quadratic equations by completing the square, by the square root property, and by the quadratic formula; and solutions of quadratic inequalities. Absolute value equations and inequalities and finding equations of straight lines meeting specific criteria are emphasized. Graphs of linear inequalities in two variables, of linear inequalities in one variable, and of parabolas are also included. Functions and real world applications of them are emphasized throughout the course.