MAT 141 - College Algebra, Honors

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: Placement through the Honors Program. A course in college algebra, which covers topics that are not generally available to students not enrolled in honors algebra; namely, polynomials, rational expressions, linear and nonlinear equations and inequalities, linear systems of equations and inequalities, complex numbers, radicals, exponents, and graphing. The honors course differs both in depth and extension by the inclusion of the field axioms of the set of real numbers, the fundamental theorem of algebra, synthetic division, the remainder and factor theorems, exponential and logarithmic functions with applications to the physical and social sciences, and a careful exposition of fundamental concepts. Additional topics in this course may include matrix algebra and linear programming. (FA)