Jan 22, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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MAC 1105 - College Algebra


Credit(s): 3
In this course, students will develop problem solving skills, critical thinking, computational proficiency, and contextual fluency through the study of equations, functions, and their graphs. Emphasis will be placed on quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Topics will include solving equations and inequalities, definition and properties of a function, domain and range, transformations of graphs, operations on functions, composite and inverse functions, basic polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and applications.

Course Attribute(s): 6AM - State Computation Requirement, 6AMM - State Computation Requirement, 6AMP - State Computation Requirement, 6AMT - Gordon Computation Requirement, 6AMT - State Computation Requirement, CAMA - Mathematics, SGEM - General Education Core Mathematics, SMEL - General Education Elective, SMMA - Mathematics, SPMA - Mathematics, UGEM - USF Gen Ed Mathematics

Prerequisite(s): SAT Math (min score 520) OR ACT Math (min score 21) OR Elementary Algebra CPT (min score 90) OR College-Level Math CPT (min score 40) OR Basic Algebra MPT (min score 12) OR MAT 1033  (min grade C)
Other Information: No credit for students with prior credit for MAC 1147 .



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