Maricopa Community Colleges  MAT055AB   19946-19965 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/26/94
MAT055AB 19946-19965 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Basic Arithmetic/Fractions and Signed Numbers
Fundamental operations with common fractions and their applications. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MAT055AB   19946-19965 Basic Arithmetic/Fractions and Signed Numbers
1. Read and write the number symbols and number words of fractions. (I)
2. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. (I)
3. Calculate expressions involving more than one operation, using the order of operations rule with fractions. (I)
4. Estimate sums, differences, products, and quotients of fractions. (I)
5. Solve word problems involving the arithmetic of fractions and percents. (I)
6. Identify by name the commutative and associative laws of addition and multiplication. (I)
7. Evaluate arithmetic expressions involving exponents and simple roots. (I)
8. Solve problems using ratio and proportion. (I)
9. Simplify (reduce) fractions. (I)
10. Write fractions as proper, improper, or mixed and convert between improper and mixed fractions. (I)
11. Use the basic operations of signed numbers. (II)
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MAT055AB   19946-19965 Basic Arithmetic/Fractions and Signed Numbers
    I. Fractions
        A. Reading and writing
        B. Equivalence
        C. Comparison
        D. Skills
          1. Addition
          2. Subtraction
          3. Multiplication
          4. Division
          5. Order of operation rule
        E. Applications
          1. Rounding off
          2. Estimation
          3. Word problems
          4. Laws of arithmetic
          5. Exponents and roots
          6. Ratio and proportion
          7. Simplification
          8. Proper, improper, and mixed fractions
        F. The language of algebra and signed numbers
          1. The language of algebra
          2. Signed numbers, opposites, and absolute value
          3. Adding signed numbers
          4. Subtracting signed numbers
          5. Multiplying signed numbers
          6. Dividing signed numbers
      II. Arithmetic of signed numbers
          A. Signed numbers, opposites , absolute value
          B. Adding signed numners
          C. Subtracting signed numbers
          D. Multiplying signed numbers
          E. Dividing signed numbers
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