Course Name COLLEGE ALGEBRA

Course Credits 3 units

Topics: Chapter 1. Sets and Set Operations
A. A Set and its Elements
B. Basic Operations on Sets

Chapter 2: The Real Number System

A. Classification of real numbers
B. Axioms of the field of real numbers
C. Properties and theorems of real numbers
D. Properties of equality
E. Order properties of real numbers
F. Absolute value

Chapter 3: Algebraic Expressions

A. Algebraic Expressions and its Operations
B. Special Products
C. Factors and Factoring

Chapter 4: Rational Expressions

A. Rational Expressions
B. Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
C. Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
D. Complex Fractions

Chapter 5: Exponents and Radicals

A. Integral and Zero Exponents
B. Rational Exponents
C. Radicals and Radical Expressions
D. Operations on Radicals

Chapter 6: The Coordinate Systems

A. Order Axioms for the Real Numbers
B. 1-Dimensional Coordinate System;
C. 2-Dimensional Coordinate System
D. Distance Formula
E. Slope

Chapter 7: Functions and Relations

A. Relations and Functions
B. Linear Function

Chapter 8: Solutions of Equations and Associated Word Problems

A. Linear Equations
B. Quadratic Equations
C. Relation between Zeroes and Coefficients of Quadratic Functions
D. Equations involving Radicals
E. Factor Theorem
F. Rational Root Theorem
G. Theorem of Algebra

Chapter 9: Inequalities
A. Solving Linear Inequalities
B. Solving Non-Linear Inequalities
C. Inequalities with Absolute Values
D. Graphical Solutions of Inequalities in Two Variables

Chapter 10: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

A. Exponential Function
B. Graphs and Properties
C. Logarithmic Function
D. Graphs and Properties

Chapter 11: Variations and Progressions

A. Variation
B. Arithmetic Progression
C. Geometric Progression