ESM 21 - Early Start - Basic Intermediate Algebra

(3 units)

Prerequisite: MAPB 1 or ELM Score between 40 and 48 inclusive.
Linear functions, their graphs, applications; proportions and percent change, applications to geometry and life; operations on radicals; rational exponents and scientific notation; dimensional analysis; sets, Venn diagrams, basic counting principles; combinations, permutations, probability; elementary data analysis; logarithmic, exponential functions, applications.

Credit/No Credit grading only. (Lecture 3 hrs.) For students who will not need to take MATH 113 or MATH 115 or MTED 110. Cannot be taken for credit toward a university degree. Not open to students who are exempt from the ELM or who have not yet taken the ELM but are required to do so.