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2026-2027 Preliminary Online Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Preliminary Online Catalog

MAT 143 - Elementary Mathematical Analysis I


▲ = Fulfills a General Education Requirement
This course provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques needed to proceed to more advanced mathematics and science courses, such as calculus. Topics include rational exponents, circles, functions and their properties, complex numbers, solving quadratic equations, graphs of quadratic functions, polynomial functions and their graphs, rational functions and their graphs, synthetic division, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions with applications.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 097  and MAT 134 , if required by DSP
4 lecture hours per week
4 credit hours