This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
MATH 171 College Algebra* (3 Hours)
Prerequisites : MATH 014 with a grade of "C" or MATH 116 with a grade of "C" or higher or completion of JCCC placement requirements.
This course focuses on the study of functions and their graphs, techniques of solving equations, and applications. Students will analyze and graph non-functions and functions, including constant, linear, quadratic, piecewise-defined, absolute value, square root, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions; solve equations, including polynomial, absolute value, radical, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and systems of linear equations; solve inequalities, including absolute value, polynomial, rational, and systems of linear inequalities; and apply functions in real-world situations.