MATH 053 - B-STEM Elementary Algebra

Prerequisite:Appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures) or MATH 030 or MATH 030D or MATH 033
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement; READ 043 or appropriate placement

This course is intended for students who need to learn the fundamentals of algebra. It is designed primarily for students who plan to major in business, science, technology, engineering, or math (i.e., B-STEM). The course comprises topics including solutions and graphs of linear equations and inequalities, slopes of lines, systems of linear equations and applications, operations with polynomials (including factoring), and solving quadratic equations.