Course Number: MS100
Course Title: College Algebra

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General

Students will acquire the basic mathematical tools that will enable them to develop long-range intellectual abilities involving:

1. engaging in substantial mathematical problem solving
2. learning mathematics through modeling real-world situations
3. expanding their mathematical reasoning skills
4. developing the view that mathematics is a growing discipline, interrelated with human culture, and understand its connections to other disciplines
5. acquiring the ability to read, write, listen to, and speak mathematics
6. using appropriate technology to enhance their mathematical thinking and understanding and to solve mathematical problems and judge the reasonableness of their
    results
7. developing mathematical power by engaging in rich experiences that encourage independent, nontrivial exploration in mathematics, develop and reinforce tenacity and
    confidence in their abilities to use mathematics, and inspire them to pursue the study of mathematics and related disciplines as related to their personal life-time goals.

Specific

The students will demonstrate by successful (70 accuracy of better) performance in:

1. Classroom discussion and practice of the mathematical tools
2. Homework used to reinforce classroom discussion
3. Projects (including computerized projects) used to expand on and synthesize the tools discussed
4. Multiple tests or quizzes (as a minimum, one per chapter) covering the course content
5. A Mid-Term and Final that will be comprehensive assessments of students' understanding of the course content.