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Mathematics
Title: 1100 College Algebra for Calculus-Bound Students (Online)
Campus: MU
Credit: 3 credit hours (no graduate credit)
Lessons: 10 lessons, 10 submitted
Exams: 3 exams
Grading: Faculty Evaluated
Prerequisites: A score of 22–23 or above on the math component of the ACT or equivalent, or successful completion of Intermediate Algebra with a grade in the "C" range or above.
Students must send CDIS a student-issued transcript that shows they have met the prerequisite before their enrollment can be processed. Students who send the transcript separately must include a note indicating the purpose of the transcript.
Description: This course offers a solid mathematical background for students who intend to take business calculus or calculus for the social sciences. Emphasis is placed on developing math skills essential for the study of calculus and for problem-solving. This course is a college algebra course, consisting of basic review of the laws of exponents, operations with radical expressions and rational exponents, polynomial identities, factoring, and operations with rational expressions. Students will solve linear, absolute value, quadratic, polynomial, and rational equations in inequalities; equations involving radicals, exponential, and logarithmic equations; and systems of equations along with their applications. The course covers equations and graphs of lines and circles; the concepts of functions, domain, range, operations with functions, rigid and non-rigid transformations with functions; and average rates of change along with the characteristic properties of linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions, applications, and modeling.
Special Instructions: Students must download and install additional Web browser components in order to correctly view this course. See the front page of the course for details. Students need a Casio FX-9750G Plus or a Casio FX-9850GB Plus hand-held calculator.

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Textbook Information
Item 1
Author: Beecher
 Title: College Algebra
 ISBN: 0-321-15934-9
 Edition: 2nd '05
 New price: $108.75
Item 2
Author: Penna
 Title: Students' Solution Manual
 ISBN: 0-321-23698-x
 Edition: '05
 New price: $25.00
Text total: $133.75

Tuition:
Undergraduate tuition: $245.60/credit ($736.80)
Graduate tuition: $298.70/credit ($896.10)

Total Cost:
Undergraduate tuition: $736.80 (Graduate tuition: $896.10)
Information Technology fee: $36.60
Administrative fee: $25.00
Texts, etc.: $133.75

Total cost: $932.15 ($1091.45 Graduate)
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