Download MA102 Key Objectives Fall 2012

1. Real
Numbers/
Geometry
2. Linear
Equations
3. Inequalities/
Applications
4. Exponents/
Polynomials
5. Graphing
6. Factoring and
Quadratics
7. Radicals I
8. Rational
Expressions/
Parabolas
9. Absolute
Value
10.
Radicals II and
Miscellaneous
MA102 Intermediate Objectives (Units) and Essential Objectives Revised 7/23/2012
These objectives must have solutions in your notebook.
Exponents and order of operations
Signed fraction addition: Advanced
Combining like terms: Advanced
Evaluating a quadratic expression in one variable
Distributive Property: Integer coefficients
Solving a linear equation with several occurrences of the variable: Variables on both sides and fractional
coefficients
Solving a linear equation with several occurrences of the variable: Variables on both sides and two
distributions
Solving a word problem with 3 unknowns using a linear equation
Finding the perimeter or area of a rectangle given one of these values
Solving a percent mixture problem using a linear equation
Solving a linear inequality: Problem type 3
Set builder and interval notation
Solving a compound linear inequality: Problem type 2
Solving a fraction word problem using a linear equation with the variable on both sides
Word problem with linear inequalities: Problem type 2
Using the power and product rules to simplify to simplify expressions with positive exponents
Simplifying a sum or difference of three univariate polynomials
Multiplying Binomials in two variables
Factoring a quadratic with leading coefficient greater than 1
Factoring a polynomial by grouping: Problem type 2
Graphing a line given its equation in standard form
Writing the equation of a line through two given points
Solving a system of linear equations using elimination with multiplication and addition
Solving a word problem involving a sum and another simple relationship using a system of linear equation
Solving a distant, rate, time problem using a system of linear equations
Solving a quadratic equation needing simplification
Simplifying a ratio of polynomials: Problem type 2
Factoring a quadratic polynomial in two variables
Solving a word problem using a quadratic equation with rational roots
Factoring with repeated use of a difference of squares formula
Simplifying a product of radical expressions
Pythagorean Theorem
Solving an equation that simplifies to a linear equation: One radical
Solving a quadratic equation with complex roots
Rational exponents: Basic
Adding Rational Expressions with different denominators: x+a, x+b
Complex fraction: Problem type 1
Graphing a parabola of the form y = ax2
Solving a proportion of the form (x+a)/b = x/c
Solving a rational equation that simplifies to a linear equation: Problem type 4
Solving an equation involving absolute value: Basic
Solving an inequality involving absolute value: Basic
Graphing a linear equality in the plane: Standard Form
Graphing a linear inequality in the plane: Vertical or horizontal lines
Solving an inequality involving absolute value
Simplifying a product of radical expressions using the distributive property
Solving a radical equation that simplifies to a quadratic equation: One radical
Simplifying a higher radical: Problem type 2
Rationalizing the denominator of a radical expression
Solving a radical equation with a root index greater than 2