Maricopa Community Colleges  MAT055AC   19946-19965 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/26/94
MAT055AC 19946-19965 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Basic Arithmetic/Decimals and the Metric System
Fundamental operations with decimal fractions and suitable application. Introduction to the metric system and additional topics, including ratio and proportion and square root. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MAT055AC   19946-19965 Basic Arithmetic/Decimals and the Metric System
1. Read and write the number symbols and number words of decimals. (I)
2. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals. (I)
3. Calculate expressions involving more than one operation, using the order of operation rule with decimals. (I)
4. Round off decimals. (I)
5. Estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients of decimals. (I)
6. Identify by name the commutative and associative laws of addition and multiplication. (I)
7. Write decimals in expanded notation using exponents. (I)
8. Use a hand held calculator to perform calculations with more than one operation. (I)
9. Differentiate between a terminating decimal and a repeating decimal. (I)
10. Convert decimals, fractions, and percents. (I,II)
11. Solve word problems involving the arithmetic of percents. (II)
12. Read bar graphs, line graphs, and pie graphs. (III)
13. Change units of length, weight, volume, and time within the U.S. Customary system. (IV)
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MAT055AC   19946-19965 Basic Arithmetic/Decimals and the Metric System
    I. Decimals
        A. Reading and writing
        B. Place value
        C. Comparison
        D. Skills
          1. Addition
          2. Subtraction
          3. Multiplication
          4. Division
        E. Applications
          1. Rounding off
          2. Estimation
          3. Word problems
          4. Laws of arithmetic
          5. Exponents and roots
          6. Expanded notation
          7. Ratio and proportion
          8. Terminating and repeating decimals
        F. Using the calculator
      II. Percents
          A. Meaning of percent
          B. Percents, fractions, and decimals relationships
          C. Percentage
            1. Finding percent
            2. Finding rate
            3. Finding base
          D. Word problems
        III. Graphs
            A. Bar
            B. Line
            C. Pie
          IV. Measurement
              A. U.S. Customary
                1. Length
                2. Weight
                3. Volume
                4. Time
              B. Metric
                1. Length
                2. Weight
                3. Volume
                4. Other
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