Basic Mathematics
Course Description
This course is a continuation of MAT087, Basic Mathematics. Topics include signed numbers, decimal numbers, exponential notation, scientific notation, solving and graphing linear equations, an introduction to polynomials, and systems of linear equations and their graphs. Geometrical topics include lines and angles, closed curves and convex polygons, triangles and similarities, and symmetry and proportion in nature and art. Students may complete this course during the first three weeks of the semester by passing the MyMathLab modules. Students will then be eligible to take either MAT 099 Intermediate Algebra, MAT 114-Quantitative Reasoning or MAT 120-Intro to Statistics the following semester. This course does not satisfy degree requirements.
Course Level Objectives
By fully participating in this course, you should be able to:
- Perform arithmetic operations with real numbers
- Use the Order of Operations to do calculations
- Translate English sentences about numbers into algebraic equations
- Solve and graph linear equations/inequalities and functions
- Solve two simultaneous linear equations by several methods
- Solve applications problems involving linear equations
- Use a graphing calculator
Links to Materials
Beginning and Intermediate Algebra by Tyler Wallace: https://s3.amazonaws.com/myopenmath/cfiles/19515/Beginning_and_Intermediate_Algebra.pdf
MyOpenMath: https://www.myopenmath.com
MyOpenMath Schedule
Week Of | Assignments |
1/18/17 | Intro to MyOpenMath MAT 088 Diagnostic Activity |
1/25/17 | Equivalent Fractions and Reducing Fractions Prime Numbers, Composite Numbers, Factors and Multiples Multiplying Fractions Homework Dividing Fractions Homework |
2/1/17 | Adding and Subtracting fractions with the same denominator Adding and Subtracting fractions with different denominators Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers Order of Operations and Fractions |
2/8/17 | Mixed Review Combining Like Terms |
2/15/17 | Exponent Rules Mixed Review 2 |
2/22/17 | Distributive Property Mixed Review 3 Evaluating Expressions Homework: Check to see if these are solutions |
3/1/17 | Test 2 Topics Mixed Review Homework |
3/8/17 | Additive Property of Equality Mixed Review 5 |
3/20/17 | One-Step Equation Homework More One Step Equation Practice Two Step Equations Mixed Review 6 |
3/29/17 | Translating Math to English Practice for the Test Monday Mixed Review 7 |
4/5/17 and 4/12/17 | Mixed Review 8 Introduction to Word Problems Story Problems Mixed Review 9 |
4/19/17 | Graphing Ordered Pairs Finding the Missing Coordinate Mixed Review 10 |
4/24/17 | Graphing Linear Equations Finding the slope of a line given two points Finding Linear Equations |
5/1/17 | Final Exam Review Exam 4 Review |