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.
Prerequisites: ENG 097, if required and MAT 119 or satisfactory performance on the College Level Mathematics Test.
4 lecture hours per week.
4 credit hours.