MTH-3003-2 – Straight Lines I

This is the first of two courses on straight lines. In this course, learners acquire a knowledge of the analytical geometry of straight lines by drawing graphs of straight lines and determining the corresponding equations.

Duration: 50 hours (2 units)

Content:

• Representing points in the cartesian plane;

• Graphing a linear equation, given a table of values;

• Determining points, given the graph of a linear equation;

• Graphing an equation of the form Ax + By + C = 0;

• Determining the slope (rate of change) of a line, given two points in a graph;

• Determining the slope (rate of change) of a line, given the coordinates of two points;

• Graphing a line, given its slope and the coordinates of one point;

• Determining the slope (rate of change) of a line, given its equation;

• Determining the equation of a line, given its graph.

Evaluation:

A supervised ministerial examination in an adult education centre.

Passing mark: 60%