Math 0096 Georgia Perimeter College

Course Title:  Essential Algebra

Course Description:  This course is designed to help students learn the arithmetic, 
                       pre-algebra and beginning algebra necessary for the successful 
                       study of intermediate algebra.  Topics include real-number concepts, 
                       simplifying algebraic expressions, numerical square roots, problem 
                       solving with whole numbers, decimals, fractions and percent, set-builder, 
                       interval notation, and number lines, linear equations and inequalities 
                       in one variable, reading and interpreting pie, line, and bar graphs, 
                       graphing linear equations in two variables, integral exponents, 
                       operations on polynomials, factoring polynomials, rational expressions 
                       and equations, and problem solving involving linear or factorable 
                       quadratic equations as models. Additional topics include the study of 
                       geometry concepts and the use of the graphing calculator.


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