MT 055
Pre-Algebra
3 contact hours
Description:
Students enhance heir understanding and manipulative skills in the arithmetic or rational numbers.
Topics include:
- whole numbers
- powers and square roots
- fractions
- decimal fractions
- percents, ratios
- proportions
- signed umbers
- order of operations
- prime factorization
- basic formulas in geometry
- measurements
- tables
- graphs
Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours)
Pre-requisites:
None
Testing:
Compass Pre-Algebra Score 17 to 40
Asset score N Skills 29-41
Competencies:
General Education Competencies not required
1. Solve problem involving addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division
of integers, fractions and decimals.
2. State and perform correctly the order of
of operation.
3. Calculate whole number powers.
4. Calculate square roots of rational perfect square numbers.
5. Determine prime factorization of whole numbers.
6. Perform conversion among decimals, fractions and percents.
7. Solve problems involving ratios, proportions, and percents.
8. Perform conversion interchanging English and Metric systems.
9. Demonstrate rounding and estimation techniques.
10. Calculate area, volume and perimeter of basic plane figures and solids.
11. Read and interpret tables and graphs.