MATH 042 - Pre-Algebra 2

1 Credits
This course is the third credit of a five-credit sequence of courses that comprises Pre-Algebra. Review of operations with integers, order of operations, exponents, fractions, decimals and percentages, and applications. Introduction to the concepts of algebra, including simplifying and evaluating expressions and solving linear equations; focus on problem solving and math success skills. Intended for students who have had little or no algebra. MATH 041/042/043/044 must all be completed with a 2.0 within a 12-month period.
Prerequisite MATH 041 with a minimum grade of 2.0 OR concurrent enrollment in MATH 041.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Apply the concepts and procedures of arithmetic, including whole number operations, fraction and decimal operations, proportions, percents, and signed number operations.
Convert numbers from one form to another, among percentage, decimal, and fraction forms.
Evaluate a numerical expression by applying the order of operations.
Set up, solve, and assess the results of applications.
Use common financial and geometric formulas to write and solve equations.
Demonstrate solutions to problems and interpret results.