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Pre-Calculus Algebra (MAT-171) Syllabus and Course Structure Overview

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Graphs and Coordinates

  • Graphs and Coordinates - Example
    02:16
  • Graphs & the Rectangular Coordinate System
    05:10

Lines

  • Standard Form of Line Equations
    05:39
  • Types of Slope
    5:17
  • Point-Slope Form
    05:46

Intro to Functions & Their Graphs

  • Finding the Domain and Range of a Graph
    5:10
  • Verifying if Equations are Functions
    5:38
  • Relations and Functions
    5:20

Common Functions

  • Graphs of Common Functions
    5:57

Transformations

  • Reflections of Functions Example 1
    01:09
  • Reflections of Functions
    5:00
  • Graphs of Shifted & Reflected Functions Example 1
    2:49

Function Operations

  • Multiplying & Dividing Functions
    7:24
  • Adding & Subtracting Functions Example 1
    4:46
  • Adding & Subtracting Functions
    5:56

Quadratic Functions

  • Guided course
    Properties of Parabolas
    07:42
  • Guided course
    Vertex Form
    08:07
  • Guided course
    Example 1
    07:11

Algebraic Expressions

  • Introduction to Algebraic Expressions
    05:09
  • Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
    03:11
  • Guided course
    Introduction to Exponents
    07:07

Exponents

  • Zero and Negative Rules
    6:37
  • Power Rules
    5:50
  • Simplifying Exponential Expressions
    6:39

Polynomials Intro

  • Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
    03:34
  • Standard Form of Polynomials
    05:16
  • Introduction to Polynomials
    05:13

Multiplying Polynomials

  • Multiply Polynomials Using the Distributive Property
    04:15
  • Special Products - Square Formulas
    04:14
  • Special Products - Cube Formulas
    03:41

Factoring Polynomials

  • Factor by Grouping
    04:36
  • Introduction to Factoring Polynomials
    07:30
  • Factor Using Special Product Formulas
    6:29

Rational Exponents

  • Rational Exponents
    04:06

Rationalize Denominator

  • Rationalizing Denominators
    2:58
  • Rationalizing Denominators Using Conjugates
    03:42

Linear Equations

  • Guided course
    Solving Linear Equations with Fractions
    04:02
  • Guided course
    Introduction to Solving Linear Equations
    07:48
  • Guided course
    Categorizing Linear Equations
    06:00

Intro to Quadratic Equations

  • Guided course
    Introduction to Quadratic Equations
    05:35
  • Guided course
    Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
    06:08

The Square Root Property

  • Guided course
    Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property
    06:12
  • Guided course
    Imaginary Roots with the Square Root Property
    02:20

Completing the Square

  • Guided course
    Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
    06:24

The Quadratic Formula

  • Guided course
    The Discriminant
    04:11
  • Guided course
    Solving Quadratic Equations Using The Quadratic Formula
    06:36

Complex Numbers

  • Guided course
    Introduction to Complex Numbers
    03:31
  • Guided course
    Dividing Complex Numbers
    04:22
  • Guided course
    Complex Conjugates
    05:33

Rational Equations

  • Guided course
    Restrictions on Rational Equations
    05:21
  • Guided course
    Introduction to Rational Equations
    05:56

Choosing a Method to Solve Quadratics

  • Guided course
    Choosing a Method to Solve Quadratics
    04:03

Linear Inequalities

  • Guided course
    Interval Notation
    05:18
  • Guided course
    Linear Inequalities with Fractions & Variables on Both Sides
    03:42
  • Linear Inequalities
    06:07

Sequences

  • Example 1
    05:52
  • Example 2
    04:19
  • Introduction to Sequences

Arithmetic Sequences

  • Example 1
    02:35
  • Arithmetic Sequences - General Formula
    05:17
  • Example 2
    07:00

Geometric Sequences

  • Geometric Sequences - General Formula
    04:45
  • Geometric Sequences - Recursive Formula
    04:18

Introduction to Exponential Functions

  • Guided course
    Exponential Functions
    6:13

Graphing Exponential Functions

  • Guided course
    Transformations of Exponential Graphs Example 1
    4:12
  • Guided course
    Graphing Exponential Functions Example 1
    3:58
  • Guided course
    Graphs of Exponential Functions
    5:46

Introduction to Logarithms

  • Guided course
    Logarithms Introduction
    7:30
  • Guided course
    The Natural Log
    2:51
  • Guided course
    Evaluate Logarithms
    05:15

Graphing Logarithmic Functions

  • Guided course
    Transformations of Logarithmic Graphs
    4:37
  • Guided course
    Graphing Logarithmic Functions
    4:30
  • Guided course
    Graphs of Logarithmic Functions
    5:26

Properties of Logarithms

  • Guided course
    Product, Quotient, and Power Rules of Logs
    3:49
  • Guided course
    Expand & Condense Log Expressions
    4:22
  • Guided course
    Change of Base Property
    5:36

Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

  • Guided course
    Solving Exponential Equations Using Logs
    5:47
  • Guided course
    Solving Exponential Equations Using Like Bases
    4:46
  • Guided course
    Solving Logarithmic Equations
    5:02

Two-Variable Equations

  • Equations with Two Variables
    05:28
  • Graphing Intercepts
    04:08
  • Graphing Equations of Two Variables by Plotting Points
    4:29

Two Variable Systems of Linear Equations

  • Example 2
    3:31
  • Solving Systems of Equations - Elimination
    6:48
  • Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations
    4:27