Course Description

DSPM 0800  
Elementary Algebra
3 credit Hours
Development of mathematical competencies prerequisite for studying college algebra. This course will provide the student with a foundation in the following topics for fulfilling the requirements of elementary algebra: fundamental operations and inequalities, linear equations and applications, linear inequalities and absolute value, graphing, factoring and exponents and polynomials. (Principal topics covered: integers, and rational numbers, introduction to algebra, equalities and inequalities, word problems, and polynomials.) A student who enrolls in the course will spend three hours per week in the classroom and at least one hour per week in the mandatory lab. If the student is placed by ACT/SAT/COMPASS, the course is prerequisite to DSPM 0850, all college-level math courses, and all math-based courses, such as chemistry, physics, accounting, and statistics.

DSPM 0850  
Intermediate Algebra
3 credit Hours
A course designed to develop mathematics competencies prerequisite for studying college algebra. This course will provide the student with a foundation in the following topics for fulfilling the requirements for intermediate algebra: algebraic fractions, graphing equations, and inequalities, systems of equations, radical expressions and quadratic equations. The ability to select and to use appropriate approaches in solving problems that arise in everyday life and as a tool for thinking logically and reasoning critically in decision-making will be emphasized. Prerequisites: successful completion of DSMP 0800, one year of high school algebra, or the equivalent. A student who enrolls in this course will spend three hours per week in the classroom and at least one hour per week in the mandatory lab. If the student is placed by ACT/SAT/COMPASS, the course is prerequisite to all college-level math courses, all math based courses, such as chemistry, physics, accounting, and statistics.