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ELM 1014 - Basic Math


Clock Hours: 12

Course Description:
This course provides a brief review of the basic computational and problem-solving skills required for Electro-Mechanical Technology. Topics include: whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percent, square roots, and metric notation.

Student Learning Outcomes:
 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 percentage. 
  • Conversion between percentage and decimal numbers. 
  • Conversion between decimal numbers and percentage. 
  • 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.