MAT 091 - Beginning Algebra

1. perform the four basic operations, absolute values, and exponents on rational numbers;
2. simplify algebraic expressions;
3. solve linear equations;
4. verify solutions of algebraic equations;
5. use interval notation to describe solutions of inequalities;
6. solve and graph linear inequalities;
7. graph linear equations in two dimensions;
8. simplify exponential expressions;
9. perform basic operations on polynomial expressions;
10. factor polynomials by removing the greatest common factor;
11. factor polynomials by grouping;
12. factor trinomials by using various methods including special forms;
13. solve quadratic equations by factoring; 
14. and solve application problems.