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Course Number and Title: MATH 10 Basic Arithmetic
 

Unit Value: 3  

Lecture Hours Per Week: 3  

Lab Hours Per Week:  

Lecture/Lab Hours Per Week:  

 

Grading Basis: Grade/Pass/No Pass
 
Basic Skills Requirements: Appropriate Language and/or Computational Skills.
 
Requisite(s)
To satisfy a prerequisite, the student must have earned a letter grade of A, B, C or P(Pass) in the prerequisite course, unless otherwise stated.
Prerequisite:
None
Corequisite:
None
Prerequisite: Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in
None
Recommended Preparation:
None
Limitation on Enrollment:
None
Catalog Description:
Basic arithmetic computational skills, with an emphasis on the whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and an introduction to the concepts of area and perimeter. Designed for students who are lacking fundamental arithmetic skills.
 
Specific Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
  1. Apply and interpret the basic arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
  2. Analyze and evaluate basic application problems involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents.
  3. Use problem-solving techniques to analyze and estimate the answers to arithmetic problems.
  4. Explain the meaning of and the relationship between fractions and decimals.
  5. Plot whole numbers, fractions, and decimals on a number line.
  6. Measure quantities using units in the English System and be able to find the perimeter and area of a given square or rectangle.
 
Methods of Instruction:
Methods of Instruction may include, but are not limited to, the following:
  1. Lecture
 
Content in Terms of Specific Body of Knowledge:

At least the following topics will be covered:

  1. Whole Numbers:
    1. The number line and graphing whole numbers.
    2. Order relations.
    3. Place value.
    4. Writing whole numbers.
    5. The operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
    6. The relationships between subtraction and addition, and multiplication and division.
    7. Application problems, with an emphasis on rounding, estimation and problem-solving skills.
    8. Selecting and using an appropriate method of computation from estimation, paper and pencil, or a calculator.
  2. Fractions:
    1. A conceptual understanding of fractions.
    2. The number line, and graphing fractions and whole numbers
    3. Equivalent fractions.
    4. Simplifying fractions.
    5. Proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers.
    6. Finding a common denominator by examining the Least Common Multiple of two numbers.
    7. Adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators.
    8. Multiplying two fractions, a fraction and a whole number, a fraction and a mixed number, or two mixed numbers.
    9. Dividing a fraction by a fraction, a whole number, or a mixed number.
    10. Ruler measurement in the English System (up to 1/16 of an inch). 
    11. Application problems, with an emphasis on estimation and problem-solving.
  3. Decimals:
    1. A conceptual understanding of decimals.
    2. The number line, and graphing "benchmark" decimals and whole numbers on the number line.
    3. The relationship between decimals and fractions.
    4. Place values to include at least tenths and hundredths.
    5. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals (mainly applying to money).
    6. Rounding, estimation, and application problems, with an emphasis on problem- solving. Applications to include
      checkbooks and budgeting.
  4. Percents:
    1. The meaning of percent.
    2. Writing the "benchmark" percents as decimals or fractions.
    3. Using "benchmark" percents in estimation and application problems.
  5. Geometry:
    1. A conceptual understanding of perimeter and area.
    2. Finding the perimeter and area of squares and rectangles in the English System.
    3. Use of a protractor to measure and draw angles, and use of a compass to draw circles.
  6. Additional topics may be included at instructor's discretion.
Textbooks/Resources:
May Include Textbooks, Manuals, Periodicals, Software, and Other Resources
  1. Bittinger, Marvin. Basic Mathematics. 10th ed. Boston: Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2007.
Required Reading:
 
Suggested Reading:
 
Critical Thinking:
Critical thinking skills will be emphasized in all homework assignments, projects, quizzes, and tests. Students must support their answers with explanations of how they obtained them. Moreover, students must analyze problem situations containing key concepts of the course in realistic settings, requiring the selection of appropriate techniques to obtain solutions and estimates to determine the reasonableness of solutions.
 
Required Writing:
Arithmetic problem-solving exercises and calculator skills, demonstration in homework assignments, and tests are more appropriate.
 
Outside Assignments:
Students are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per unit per week in class and on outside assignments, prorated for short-term classes.

Outside assignments include completing homework assignments, projects, reading the text, studying lecture notes, and studying for tests.
 
Methods of Assessment:
Methods of Assessment may include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Class Participation
  • Class Work
  • Exams/Tests
  • Group Projects
  • Homework
  • Quizzes
 
Open Entry/Open Exit:
No, course is not offered as open entry/open exit.
 
Is Course Repeatable for Reason(s) Other Than Deficient Grade? No
 
Contact Person: Robert N Jones