ESP 1030 - Basic Math
Clock Hours: 12
Delivery Mode
on-ground
Course Description:
This course provides a brief review of the basic computational and problem-solving skills required for Electronics/Electro-Mechanical Technology. Topics include: whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percent, square roots, and metric notation.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Course Competencies:
ADDING and SUBTRACTING
* Describe the decimal number system.
* Describe the whole number line.
* Describe addition and add whole numbers.
* Describe subtraction and subtract whole numbers.
MULTIPLYING and DIVIDING
* Describe multiplication and multiply whole numbers.
* Describe division and divide whole numbers.
FRACTIONS
* Proper fractions.
* Improper fractions.
* Mixed numbers.
* Conversion between improper fractions and whole or mixed numbers.
* Conversion between mixed numbers and improper fractions.
* Reduction of fractions to the lowest terms.
FRACTION OPERATION
* Adding fractions.
* Subtracting fractions.
* Multiplying fractions.
DECIMAL FRACTIONS
* Description of decimal fractions.
* Positional values in decimal fractions.
* Conversion between decimal fractions and standard fractions.
* Conversion between standard fractions and decimal fractions.
* Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimal fractions.
SIGNED NUMBERS
* Description of signed numbers.
* Description of the signed number line.
* Determination of the relationship between two signed numbers.
* Add, subtract, multiply, and divide signed numbers.
PERCENTS
* Description of percents.
* Conversion between percents and decimal numbers.
* Conversion between decimal numbers and percents.
* Calculation of percentage part.
* Calculation of percentage rate.
* Calculation of percentage base.
EXPONENTS and SQUARE ROOTS
* Calculation of the value of numbers with exponents.
* Description of Square Roots.
* Calculation of Square Roots.
METRIC NOTATION
* Convert decimal numbers to powers of ten.
* Convert powers of ten numbers to decimal numbers.
* Convert decimal numbers to metric prefixes.
* Convert metric prefixes to decimal numbers.
* Add, subtract, multiply, and divide powers of ten.
* Add, subtract, multiply, and divide metric prefixes.
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