Est. 2007

MATH A005 - PRACTICAL MATH
SYLLABUS
Syllabus - Intersession 15
TEXTBOOK
Basic College Mathematics, 7th Edition
by Tobey, Slater, Blair, Crawford
ISBN-13: 978-0-321-74759-4
HANDOUTS
Section 1.1 - Understanding Whole Numbers
Section 1.2 - Adding Whole Numbers
Section 1.3 - Subtracting Whole Numbers
Section 1.4 - Multiplying Whole Numbers
Section 1.5 - Dividing Whole Numbers
Section 1.6 - Exponents and the Order of Operations
Section 1.7 - Rounding and Estimating
Section 1.8 - Solving Applied Problems Involving Whole Numbers
Section 2.1 - Understanding Fractions
Section 2.2 - Simplifying Fractions
Section 2.3 - Converting Between Improper Fractions and Mixed
Numbers
Section 2.4 - Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Section 2.5 - Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Section 2.6 - The Least Common Denominator and Creating Equivalent
Fractions
Section 2.7 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Section 2.8 - Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers and the Order of
Operations
Section 2.9 - Solving Applied Problems Involving Fractions
Section 3.1 - Using Decimal Notation
Section 3.2 - Comparing, Ordering, and Rounding Decimals
Section 3.3 - Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Section 3.4 - Multiplying Decimals
Section 3.5 - Dividing Decimals
Section 3.6 - Converting Fractions to Decimals and the Order of
Operations
Section 3.7 - Estimating and Solving Applied Problems Involving
Decimals
Section 4.1 - Ratios and Rates
Section 4.2 - The Concept of Proportions
Section 4.3 - Solving Proportions
Section 4.4 - Solving Applied Problems Involving Proportions
Section 5.1 - Understanding Percent
Section 5.2 - Changing Between Percents, Decimals, and Fractions
Section 5.3A - Solving Percent Problems Using Equations
Section 5.3B - Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions
Section 5.4 - Solving Applied Percent Problems
Section 5.5 - Solving Commission, Percent of Increase or Decrease,
and Interest
Section 6.1 - American Units
Section 6.2 - Metric Measurements: Length
Section 6.3 - Metric Measurements: Volume and Weight
Section 6.4 - Converting Units
Section 6.5 - Solving Applied Measurement Problems
Section 7.2 - Rectangles and Squares
Section 7.3 - Parallelograms, Trapezoids, and Rhombuses
Section 7.4 - Triangles
Section 7.5 - Square Roots
Section 7.7 - Circles
Section 7.8 - Volume
Section 7.9 - Similar Geometric Figures
Section 8.1 - Circle Graphs
Section 8.2 - Bar Graphs and Line Graphs
Section 8.4 - Mean, Median, and Mode
Section 9.1 - Adding Signed Numbers
Section 9.2 - Subtracting Signed Numbers
Section 9.3 - Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers
Section 9.4 - Order of Operations with Signed Numbers
Section 9.5 - Scientific Notation
