MATH 253 - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA

    Recent Professors
    B. Monte, K. Huber
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2023
    Class Size
    45 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    Placement by current assessment process or successful completion of MATH 353 with a 'C' or better
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of MATH 253
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course is the continuation of elementary algebra and is intended to prepare students for subsequent math classes. It includes the study of the real number system, open sentences in one variable, polynomials, factoring, systems of linear equations, rational numbers, and functions. The course also covers irrational and complex numbers, quadratic equations and functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and quadratic relations and systems.