MATH-116 Technical Mathematics

Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092, completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of ACRD-080; MATH-072 or MATH-090 with a 2.0 or higher or placement into MATH-118.
This course is intended for students in technical fields. Topics covered include linear, quadratic, and exponential equations and their applications; logarithms; graphing; ratio, rate, proportion and percent; measurement and geometry; right triangle trigonometry, radian measure, and applications of trigonometry.

Course Outcomes
1. Perform computations with real numbers using a calculator.
2. Perform basic algebraic operations
3. Write real-world situations as mathematical expressions and equations
4. Solve linear equations including real-world applications
5. Solve applications using ratios, rates, proportions, and percents
6. Compare units of measure in the US and Metric systems and convert measurements
7. Use geometric formulas to solve real-world applications
8. Use linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic equations to solve applications
9. Graph linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic equations on a rectangular coordinate system
10. Determine the slope/rate of change of a line and the equation of a line
11. Develop an understanding of right triangle trigonometry
12. Use trigonometry to solve real-world applications