Springfield Technical Community College

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Course Number:	ALGB 082	Department:	Mathematics	
Course Title:	Algebra 1 - Second Module	Semester:	Spring	Year:	1999	

Objectives/Competencies

Course Objective	Competencies	
First course in developmental algebra which covers the topics of sets, the arithmetic of real numbers, variables, exponents, integers, equation solving, simplifying rational expressions, solving rational equations.

1.	Add and multiply signed numbers.
2.	Remove grouping symbols involving signed numbers.
3.	Define the term equivalent equations.
4.	Solve first-degree equations and check the results.
5.	Model applied problems with first-degree equations.
6.	Represent rational numbers as terminating or repeating decimals.
7.	Recognize that each non-zero real number, x, has a multive inverse, 1/x.	
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