What are you going to learn?
You will learn the basic arithmetic of whole numbers, exponents, roots of perfect squares, the order of operations, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and proportion, measurement and units, signed numbers, geometry. Applications using these concepts will be included. Students will perform basic skills without the use of a calculator. Study Skills will be included in the course.
Content
Chapter 1. The Whole Numbers
- Place Value
- Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers. Calculating Perimeters
- Multiplying Whole Numbers. Caculating Areas
- Dividing Whole Numbers
- Long Division
- Rounding and Estimating
- Exponents, Radicals, and Order of Operations
Chapter 2. Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- Introduction
- Factors and Simplest Forms
- Mutiplying and Dividing Fractions
- Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions
- Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
- Complex Fractions, Order of Operations, and Mixed Numbers
- Operation with Mixed Numbers
- Solving Equations Containing Fractions
Chapter 3. Decimals
- Introduction
- Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
- Fractions, Decimals, and Order of Operations
- Solving Equations Containing Decimals
- Mean, Median, and Mode
Chapter 4. Ratio, Proportion, and Percent
- Ratio and Proportion
- Percents, Decimals, and Fractions
- Solving Percent Problems with Equations
- Solving Percent Problems with Proportions
- Applications of Percent
- Percent and Problem Solving
Chapter 5. Measurements
- Basic Concepts
- Measurements Units
Chapter 6. Geometry
- Basic Concepts of Euclidean Geometry
- Angles
- Polygons
- Circles
Chapter 7. Basic Algebra
- Basic Concepts
- Variables, Constants and Algebraic Expressions
- Expressions Evaluation and Simplification
- Operations with Expressions
- Solving Equations
Bibliography
- Lial, M. et al. Basic College Mathematics. 9th Edition. Pearson Education, 2016.
- El Martin, Elay. Prealgebra & Introductory Algebra. 5th Ed. Pearson. 2021.