CATALOG DESCRIPTION: |
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A study of arithmetic topics such as whole numbers, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, percents, measurement and signed numbers. Students must pass comprehensive chapter tests satisfactorily in order to pass the course.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: |
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Perform fundamental operations with whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
- Solve application problems involving whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
- Solve problems involving ratio and proportion.
- Solve problems involving percents.
- Perform calculations with measurements.
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COURSE OUTLINE:
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Whole Numbers:
- Standard Notation
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Rounding and Estimating; Order
- Multiplication
- Division
- Solving Equations
- Applications and Problem Solving
- Exponential Notation and Order of Operations
Fraction Notation: Multiplication and Division:
- Factorizations
- Divisibility
- Fractions and Fraction Notation
- Multiplication and Applications
- Simplifying
- Multiplying, Simplifying, and Applications
- Division and Applications
Fraction Notation and Mixed Numerals:
- Least Common Multiples
- Addition and Applications
- Subtraction, Order, and Applications
- Mixed Numerals
- Addition and Subtraction Using Mixed Numerals; Applications
- Multiplication and Division Using Mixed Numerals; Applications
- Order of operations; Estimation
Decimal Notation:
- Decimal Notation, Order, and Rounding
- Addition and Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Converting from Fraction Notation to Decimal Notation
- Estimating
Ratio and Proportion:
- Introduction to Ratios
- Rates and Unit Prices
- Proportions
- Applications of Proportions
Percent Notation:
- Percent Notation
- Percent and Fraction Notation
- Solving Percent Problems Using Percent Equations
- Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions
- Applications of Percent
Signed Numbers:
- Addition and Subtraction of Signed Numbers
- Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers
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