MATH 137 - College Algebra

    Recent Professors
    Ignacio Alarcon, Sharareh Masooman, Pending Staff, Yen Kuang Chou, Jamie Campbell
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    20–33 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    MATH 107 or equivalent based on SBCC's Assessment Center placement via multiple measures.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of MATH 137
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 2 · IGETC Area 2A · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    A course to challenge students to expand their mind and see the world in new and abstract ways, through the lens of mathematics. An extensive treatment of functions and graphing, including translations, symmetries, reflections, and inverses. Analysis and applications of polynomial, rational, absolute value, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Solve systems of equations and inequalities, and explore conics, sequences, and series. This course is intended for students seeking to satisfy SBCC's GE Area 2 and/or may be considering fields of study or careers that require further mathematics coursework. Students enrolled in Math 137 are eligible to concurrently enroll in Math 137C: Support for College Algebra. Students in Math 137 will demonstrate their learning of course outcomes through multiple methods of assessment, including at least 5 hours of controlled assessments in the form of in-person proctored exams/project presentations, and a cumulative in-person proctored final exam.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 1:00pm–3:20pm, Mon Wed 8:00am–10:20am, Tue Thu 2:20pm–4:40pm, Tue Thu 8:00am–10:20am