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MATH 130 GE - APPLIED ALGEBRAIC METHODS

Course Syllabus

A. The Study of Functions

1. Linear Functions
2. Power Functions
3. Exponential Functions
4. Inequalities and Absolute Value
5. Composition of Functions
6. Inverse Functions
7. Logarithmic Functions
8. Applications - Supply and Demand Curves, Population Growth

B. Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices

1. Introduction to Linear Systems and Geometric Solutions
2. Introduction to Matrices
3. The Leontief Input-Output Model

C. Applications

1. Linear Programming including the Simplex Method
2. Difference Equations
3. Rates of Change

Prerequisites: MATH 090 or three years of college preparatory high school mathematics, including algebra I and geometry.

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