MATH 97 Syllabus

Subject Code

MATH

Course Number

97

Course Title

Prerequisites

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Credit Hours

Course Description

Course Outcomes

 Whole Numbers

Order

Description

1

State the meaning of digits in standard notation and recognize place value.

2

Perform mathematical operations involving whole numbers.

3

Solve simple equations.

4

Solve application problems involving whole numbers.

5

Solve problems involving exponential notation and order of operations.

6

Determine the factorizations of whole numbers.

7

Use the rules of divisibility.

8

Determine the least common multiple of two or more numbers.

 

Fractions

Order

Description

1

Define fractions.

2

Identify proper, improper, and mixed fractions.

3

Change fractions to equivalent fractions.

4

Compare fractions.

5

Solve problems requiring addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions.

6

Apply the order of operations in simplifying expressions.

7

Solve application problems with fractions.

 

Decimals

Order

Description

1

Define decimals.

2

Identify decimal place values.

3

Read decimals.

4

Write decimals.

5

Round decimals off to specified place values.

6

Solve problems requiring addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals.

7

Substitute fractions for decimals and  decimals for fractions.

8

Compare decimals.

9

Solve application problems involving decimal notation.

 

Percents and Ratio/proportion

Order

Description

1

Find fraction notation for a ratio and a rate.

2

Convert from percent to decimal.

3

Convert from decimal to percent notation.

4

Convert from percent to fraction notation.

5

Rewrite fractions as percent.

6

Solve percent problems using percent equations.

7

Solve percent problems using proportions.

8

Solve application problems involving percents.

 

Measurement

Order

Description

1

Change linear measures involving American and Metric units from one unit of measure to another.

2

Change weight and mass units from one unit of measure to another.

3

Change capacity from one unit of measure to another.

4

Change time and temperature from one unit of measure to another.

 

Geometry

Order

Description

1

Classify basic geometric figures.

2

Use the appropriate formula to calculate the perimeter of a polygon.

3

Use the appropriate formula to calculate the area of a rectangle, square, parallelogram, triangle, and trapezoid.

4

Use the appropriate formula to calculate the radius, diameter, circumference and area of a circle.

5

Use the appropriate formula to calculate the volume of a rectangular solid,circular cylinder, sphere, and circular cone.