DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students entering the institution to upgrade their basic mathematical COURSE skills and is a prerequisite for entering their technical program.REQUIRED MATERIALS
- “Elementary Technical Mathematics” 11th Edition Dale Ewan & C. Robert Nelson
- ISBN – 13: 978-1-285-19919-1
- Scientific Calculator: TI-30XA or Equivalent
- Geometry set
- Graph paper
- Manipulate basic whole numbers, fractions and decimals
- Apply the rules of order of operations to evaluate expressions with numbers and to evaluate algebraic expressions when the values of the letters are given
- Solve problems involving simple equations and formulae
- Use simple equations and formulae to solve problems
- Construct and solve systems of two linear equations using elimination and substitution
- Express ratio and rate in lowest terms and solve application problems using ratio, rates, proportion, direct variation and inverse variation.
- Apply basic concepts to the metric system, involving the SI prefixes and units of measure
- Use conversion factors to change from one unit to another within the imperial and metric systems of measurement
- Measure & draw angles using a protractor
- Construct common angles (30˚, 45˚, 60˚ and 90˚) using a compass and protractor
- Construct simple plane figures (circles, triangles, quadrilaterals) using a compass
- Calculate area and perimeter of simple and compound plane figures
- Solve problems involving volume of cubes, cuboids, cylinders, spheres, cones, prisms
- Solve problems using Pythagorean Theorem, Heron’s Formulae, and simple trigonometric ratios – sine, cosine, and tangent.
- Define and identify types of sets and perform basic set operations
- Use Venn diagrams to solve application problems
- Teacher: John Ingraham