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MATH 21College Algebra with Analytic Geometry with Applications I

3 credits · Mathematics · Penn State

This course satisfies the General Education Qualification. Topics covered include visualizing and graphing data; evaluating the average rate of change; solving linear equations and inequalities; solving linear absolute value equations and inequalities; modeling with linear functions and discussion of interpolation; solving quadratic equations using different solution methods; solving quadratic inequalities; modeling with quadratic functions.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “MATH 4 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics placement examination.”

Counts toward

General education

Quantification (GQ)

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 1 · Fall (24 programs).

Required in (4)

  • Forest Technology, A.S.
  • Global and International Studies, B.S.
  • Turfgrass Science and Management, A.S.
  • Turfgrass Science, B.S.

One of the options in (17)

  • Business Administration, A.S. (Abington)
  • Business Administration, A.S. (Altoona)
  • Business Administration, A.S. (Berks)
  • Business Administration, A.S. (Capital)
  • Business Administration, A.S. (University College)
  • Business, B.S. (Abington)
  • Business, B.S. (Altoona)
  • Business, B.S. (Berks)
  • Business, B.S. (Intercollege)
  • Business, B.S. (University College)
  • General Business, A.S.
  • Information Sciences and Technology, A.S. (Berks)
  • and 5 more
What it opens up

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  • CMPSC 100 Computer Fundamentals and Applications
  • CMPSC 101 Introduction to Programming
  • CMPSC 208 Technical Game Development
  • DA 101 Introduction to Data Analytics
  • DS 200 Introduction to Data Sciences
  • ECON 106 Statistical Foundations for Econometrics
  • EET 105 Electrical Systems
  • GAME 250 Technical Game Development
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  • PSYCH 200 Elementary Statistics in Psychology
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  • SCM 200 Introduction to Statistics for Business
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  • STAT 184 Introduction to R
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