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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

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MTH 103  College Algebra

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Prerequisite:
Designated score on Mathematics Placement test
Not open to students with credit in:
MTH 116 or MTH 103B
Description:
Number systems; functions and relations; exponents and logarithms; elementary theory of equations; inequalities; and systems of equations.
Semester Alias:
LBS 117
Effective Dates:
SS22 - Open


MTH 103A  College Algebra I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Not open to students with credit in:
MTH 103 or MTH 116
Description:
Functions, graphing, and modeling, with a focus on linear functions and models.
Effective Dates:
FS18 - Open


MTH 103B  College Algebra II

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Prerequisite:
MTH 103A
Not open to students with credit in:
MTH 103 or MTH 116
Description:
Continuation of MTH 103A. Topics focus on exponential, logarithmic, polynomial, and rational functions.
Effective Dates:
SS19 - Open