Also Offered As MAT 0002, 0012

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MAT 0018

MAT 0018

PREALGEBRA

(Also offered as MAT 0002, 0012)

MAT 0018 Pre-algebra (4) (D) Three hours lecture and one hour laboratory per week. Student’s test scores and/or past performance indicate a need for training in the basic skills of arithmetic and algebra. Topics include operations with integers, fractions, decimals and percent, geometric figures and their measures, and prealgebra topics including properties of rational numbers, operations of rational numbers, simplification of polynomials and equation-solving techniques.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Round numbers to a specified place value.

2.  Simplify expressions using the rules for order of operations.

3.  Determine the prime factorization of a composite number.

4.  Determine the absolute value, opposite, or reciprocal of a number.

5.  Select <, > or = to make a true statement concerning integers, fractions, or decimals.

6.  Add, subtract, multiply, or divide integers, fractions, or decimals.

7.  Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of integers, decimals, or fractions.

8.  Evaluate algebraic expressions by substitution.

9.  Simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.

10.  Apply the distributive law to simplify algebraic expressions.

11.  Translate a phrase into an algebraic expression.

12.  Determine whether a given number is a solution to an equation.

13.  Solve linear equations.

14.  Determine ratios and rates.

15.  Solve proportions.

16.  Convert from fractional notation to percent notation and vice versa.

17.  Solve problems involving percentages.

18.  Calculate the mean, median, and mode of a set of numbers.

19.  Calculate perimeters of polygons or circumferences of circles.

20.  Calculate areas of rectangles, parallelograms, triangles, or circles.

21.  Calculate the length of the third side of a right triangle, given the lengths of the other two sides using the Pythagorean Theorem.

22.  Calculate the volume of a rectangular solid given its length, width and height.

23.  Convert units of measurement within the same measurement system.

Date Original Submission: 12/22/97

Date of Last Revision: 10/5/00, 12/10/02, 2/4/14

Date of Last Review: 10/5/00, 12/10/02, 4/5/11, 2/4/14