Maricopa Community Colleges  CON102   19956-20046 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/28/95
CON102 19956-20046 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Trade Math for Concrete Workers
Problem solving using whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Decimal and fractional equivalents. Percentages. Geometric forms and figures. Units of measurement, area and volume calculations. Ratio and proportion problems. Prerequisites: (Indentured status with the Arizona Concrete Contractor's Association) or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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CON102   19956-20046 Trade Math for Concrete Workers
1. Label the place values of a whole number and demonstrate ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers. (I)
2. Distinguish among types of fractions and reduce fractions to lowest terms. (II)
3. Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions and improper fractions to mixed numbers. (II)
4. Demonstrate ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions. (II)
5. Label the place values of a decimal number and add, subtract, multiply and divide decimal numbers. (III)
6. Convert fractions to decimal numbers and percentages. (IV)
7. Identify decimal and fractional equivalents and convert percentages to fractions and decimal numbers. (IV)
8. Perform calculations involving percentage problems. (V)
9. Match terms used in geometry to their correct definitions, and types of geometric figures to their correct descriptions. (VI)
10. Match units of measurement to their correct equivalents. (VII)
11. Calculate area of geometric figures and the volume of solid figures. (VIII)
12. Solve basic ratio and proportion problems. (IX)
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CON102   19956-20046 Trade Math for Concrete Workers
    I. Whole Numbers
        A. Place values
          1. Units
          2. Tens
          3. Hundreds
          4. Thousands
          5. Ten thousands
          6. Hundred thousands
          7. Millions
        B. Addition
        C. Subtraction
        D. Multiplication
        E. Division
      II. Fractions
          A. Types
            1. Proper
            2. Improper
            3. Mixed numbers
          B. Reduction
          C. Conversion
          D. Addition
            1. Like fractions
            2. Unlike fractions
            3. Mixed numbers
          E. Subtraction
            1. Like fractions
            2. Unlike fractions
            3. Mixed numbers
          F. Multiplication
          G. Division
        III. Decimal Numbers
            A. Place values
              1. Tenths
              2. Hundredths
              3. Thousandths
              4. Ten thousandths
              5. Hundred thousandths
              6. Millionths
            B. Addition
            C. Subtraction
            D. Multiplication
            E. Division
              1. Understood decimal point
              2. Multiplication crosscheck
          IV. Fraction Conversion
              A. Fractions to decimals
              B. Fractions to percentages
              C. Decimal and fractional equivalents
              D. Percentage conversion
                1. Fractions
                2. Decimals
            V. Percentage Problems
                A. Equation
                B. Cross multiplication
              VI. Geometry
                  A. Terms
                    1. Geometric figure
                    2. Perimeter
                    3. Lineal
                    4. Parallel
                    5. Right angle
                    6. Perpendicular
                    7. Radius
                    8. Diameter
                    9. Circumference
                    10. Pi
                    11. Area
                    12. Volume
                    13. Cubic unit
                    14. Cubic foot
                  B. Types of figures
                    1. Square
                    2. Rectangle
                    3. Triangle
                    4. Circle
                    5. Rhombus
                    6. Parallelogram
                    7. Trapezoid
                VII. Units of Measurement
                    A. Inch
                    B. Foot
                    C. Yard
                    D. Rod
                    E. Mile
                    F. Degree
                  VIII. Calculations - Area and Volume
                      A. Area
                        1. Square
                        2. Rectangle
                        3. Circle
                        4. Triangle
                        5. Parallelogram
                        6. Trapezoid
                      B. Volume
                        1. Cubic units
                        2. Counting method
                        3. Formula
                        4. Conversion to cubic yards
                    IX. Ratios and Proportions
                        A. Increase
                        B. Decrease
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