MATH 095 Beginning Algebra

This course is curated from Open Educational Resources (OER) and taught by Mathematics Faculty at Tompkins Cortland Community College, supported by Open SUNY Textbooks.

This is a beginning algebra course intended for students who have never had algebra or had it many years ago. Topics include operations of the integers, algebraic operations (distribution, addition of like terms, evaluation of algebraic expressions), linear equations and inequalities with applications, coordinate graphing, linear graphing and equations of lines, exponents, operations with polynomials, factoring, solving higher degree equations by factoring, and solving quadratics by factoring, graphing, and using the quadratic formula. A scientific calculator is recommended.

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