Math 0099 Outcomes

The student will achieve competency in the following mathematical operations as demonstrated by a passing score on the Compass exit exam.

write a number in scientific notation                                                                 

factor a monomial from a polynomial                                                              

factor a trinomial in the form x2 + bx + c completely                                       

factor a trinomial in the form ax2 + bx + c completely                                     

factor the difference of two squares and perfect-square trinomials

factor the sum or difference of two perfect cubes                                            

solve an equation by factoring                                                                         

simplify a rational expression                                                                           

multiply and divide rational expression                                                             

find the LCM of two or more polynomials                                                         

express two rational numbers in terms of their common denominators

add or subtraction rational expressions with the same denominators

add or subtract rational expressions with different denominators

solve equations containing fractions                                                                 

graph points in a rectangular coordinate system                                               

determine ordered pair solutions of an equations in two variables

evaluate a function                                                                                          

graph an equation in the form y = mx + b                                                       

graph an equations in the form Ax + By = C                                                    

find the x- and y- intercepts of a straight line                                                   

graph a straight line using x- and y- intercepts                                                 

find the length and the midpoint of a line segment                                            

find the slope of a line given 2 points                                                               

graph a line given a point and the slope                                                            

find the equation of a line given a point and the slope                                       

find the equation of a line given 2 points                                                          

find parallel and perpendicular lines                                                                   

graph an inequality on a number line                                                                

solve an inequality using the Addition Property of inequalities

solve an inequality using the Multiplication Property of inequalities

solve general inequalities                                                                                 

find the domain of a rational function                                                               

simplify rational functions                                                                                

multiply and divide rational expressions                                                            

rewrite rational expressions in terms of a common denominator

add and subtract rational expression                                                                

simplify a complex fraction                                                                              

solve a proportion                                                                                           

solve application problems involving proportions                                              

solve a fractional equation                                                                               

simplify radical expressions that are roots of perfect powers

simplify radical expressions                                                                              

add, subtract, multiply, and divide radical expression                                        

solve a radical equation     

 

Math 0097 Outcomes

The student will achieve competency in the following mathematical operations as demonstrated on class exams:

use additive inverses and absolute value                                                          

add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers                                                       

evaluate exponential expressions                                                                    

use order of operations to simplify expressions                                                

factor a number                                                                                              

find the prime factorization of a number                                                          

find the least common multiple and greatest common factor                           

write a rational number in simplest form and as a decimal                                

add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers                                         

solve application problems with rational numbers                                             

find the measures of angles                                                                             

solve application problems involving perimeter and area                                   

use and identify properties of real numbers                                                      

evaluate a variable expression                                                                         

simplify a variable expression using the Properties of Addition, Multiplication, and   Distribution

translate a verbal expression given the variable                                               

translate a verbal expression into a variable expression and then simplify

translate application problems                                                                        

determine whether a given number is a solution to an equation

solve an equation in the form x + a = b                                                           

solve an equations in the form an = b                                                              

solve application problems using the basic percent equation                             

solve an equation in for form ax + b =c                                                           

solve an equation of the form ax + b = cx + d                                                 

solve equations contain parentheses                                                               

solve literal equations for one variable                                                             

translate a sentence into an equation and solve                                               

solve application problems                                                                              

solve an inequality in one variable                                                                    

add and subtract polynomials                                                                          

multiply monomials                                                                                         

simplify powers of monomials                                                                         

multiply two polynomials                                                                                 

multiply binomials that have special products                                                   

divide monomials and simplify expressions with negative exponents