UoPX MTH/220: College Algebra
MTH/220 is UoPX's college algebra course, covering linear and quadratic equations, polynomials, rational and radical expressions, functions, and exponentials and logarithms, and is required where degree programs need real algebra rather than the quantitative reasoning sequence. It runs in the standard compressed 5-week block.
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What makes it hard
College algebra in five weeks is the whole story: topics that get a semester elsewhere get days here, and every week is a prerequisite for the next. The online math platform expects steady problem completion, and students who arrive rusty on basics spend week one relearning fundamentals while new material is already stacking.
What you'll cover
- • Linear equations and inequalities
- • Polynomials and factoring
- • Rational and radical expressions
- • Functions and graphing
- • Quadratic equations
- • Exponential and logarithmic functions
The MTH/220 study guide
How to study for UoPX MTH/220, step by step.
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Warm up before the block starts
Five weeks leaves no room to relearn fractions, exponents, and equation solving on the clock. A week of basics review before day one changes the entire course experience.
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Do algebra every day, no exceptions
Each week is 20% of the course and a prerequisite for the next. Thirty minutes daily in the math platform beats weekend marathons, and it's the only pattern that survives the compression.
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Treat logs and rational expressions as the hard weeks
When those topics land, double the practice time that week. They're the units where students who'd been coasting suddenly aren't. Plan for them instead of being surprised.
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Get unstuck within a day
In a 5-week math course, a confusion carried through a weekend becomes a lost week. Hit the instructor, tutoring resources, or classmates the same day a problem type won't click.
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Rework misses from a blank page
Following a worked solution is recognition, not ability. Redo every missed problem cold the next day, and again before the weekly assessment.
Today
Today's MTH/220 plan
What a Fennie Daily Plan looks like for MTH/220. Yours is built from your own syllabus and adapts every day to your deadlines and progress.
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FAQ
Is MTH/220 at University of Phoenix hard?
The algebra is standard college-level, but five weeks makes it intense: topics that get a semester elsewhere get days. Students who practice daily and arrive with arithmetic basics fresh manage it; rusty students who binge weekly struggle.
What's the difference between MTH/220 and MTH/215?
MTH/215 and MTH/216 are the quantitative reasoning sequence for most programs: applied, gentler math. MTH/220 is a true college algebra course with polynomials, functions, and logarithms, required where later coursework uses algebra directly.
How do I pass MTH/220 in 5 weeks?
Daily practice, full stop. Review basics before the course opens, do problems every day in the platform, resolve stuck points within 24 hours, and budget extra time for the rational expressions and logarithm weeks.
More UoPX courses
MTH/215: Quantitative Reasoning I
MTH/215 is the first of UoPX's two-course math sequence for most undergraduate programs, covering real-number arithmetic, basic algebra, graphing, and unit-based reasoning applied to real-world contexts. For many students it's their first math course in years, compressed into five weeks.
MTH/216: Quantitative Reasoning II
MTH/216 follows MTH/215 and shifts from algebra basics to applied modeling, probability, and statistics, using quantitative tools to analyze real-world scenarios and data. It completes the math requirement for most UoPX undergraduate programs.