Nov 24, 2024

2019-20 Gaston College Catalog

2019-20 Gaston College Catalog [THIS CATALOG IS OUT-OF-DATE. USE THE CURRENT CATALOG TO FIND CURRENT PROGRAMS.]

MAT 121 Algebra/Trigonometry I (3 Credit Hours)

Class Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Clinical/Work Experience Hours: 0
Prerequisites: Take One Set:
Set 1: DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, DMA 040, DMA 050, and DMA 060
Set 2: DMA 010, DMA 020, DMA 030, DMA 045 and DMA 060
Set 3: DMA 025, DMA 040, DMA 050, and DMA 060
Set 4: DMA 025, DMA 045, and DMA 060
Set 5: MAT 003 with a demonstrated mastery of Tier 2
Set 6: MAT 143
Set 7: MAT 152
Corequisites: Take MAT 021
This course provides an integrated approach to technology and the skills required to manipulate, display, and interpret mathematical functions and formulas used in problem solving. Topics include the properties of plane and solid geometry, area and volume, and basic proportion applications; simplification, evaluation, and solving of algebraic equations and inequalities and radical functions; complex numbers; right triangle trigonometry; and systems of equations. Upon completion, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use mathematics and technology for problem-solving, analyzing and communicating results.

Competencies
Student Learning Outcomes

Use geometric principles to solve industrial application problems involving perimeter, area, and volume.
Employ basic algebraic operations to simplify, evaluate, and solve proportions, radical and other algebraic functions, equations, and inequalities.
Perform basic algebraic operations involving complex numbers.
Solve applied problems using trigonometric principles involving right triangles.
Solve applied problems using systems of equations involving two and three variables.
Use technology to solve practical problems and communicate results.