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Course Code:
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MATH
020B
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Calendar Description:
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Math 020B is the second course at this level and teaches fractions - decimal fractions, common fractions, ratios and percents.
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Date First Offered:
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2003-09-01
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Hours:
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Total Hours:
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90
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Lecture Hours:
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7.5
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Total Weeks:
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12
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This course is offered online:
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No
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Pre-Requisites:
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A proven knowledge of basic arithmetic concepts and practices to approximately Grade 7 level.
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Non-Course Pre-Requisites:
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None
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Co-Requisites:
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None
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Rearticulation Submission:
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No
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Course Content:
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-getting started with decimal fractions
-working with decimal fractions
-getting started with common fractions
-working with common fractions
-ratio, proportion and percent
-working with percent
-statistics and data analysis
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Learning Outcomes:
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Calculators should be used to check calculations, not perform them.
Upon successful completion of this course, learner will be able to:
-interpret decimal fractions as part of a whole
-identify place value to ten-thousandths
-read, write, compare, and round decimal fractions
-add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimal fractions
-rename fractions, both common and improper
-convert fractions to equivalent fractions
-add, subtract, multiply, and divide common fractions and mixed numbers
-simplify fractions
-compare fractions and/or mixed numbers in order of value
-convert decimals and common fractions from one notation to another
-calculate the average of a group of common fractions or decimal fractions
-write ratios and proportions
-solve a proportion for a missing term
-determine if a proportion is true
-express the relationship between two numbers as a per cent
-recognize percent notation as a denominator of 100
-convert percents, common fractions, and decimal fractions from one notation to another
-calculate percents of less than 1%, 16 2/3%, 33 1/3%, 66 2/3%, and 83 1/3%
-find the percent of a number
-find what percent one number is of another
-find a number when the percent is given
-calculate percentage increases and decreases; markups and markdowns; commissions and tips
-solve decimal fraction, common fraction, and percent word problems
-estimate answers to calculations
-distinguish between a reasonable and an unreasonable estimation
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Grading System:
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Letters
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Passing Grade:
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D (50%)
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Grading Weight:
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Final Exam:
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30 %
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Quizzes and Tests:
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70 %
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Percentage of Individual Work:
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100
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Course Offered in Other Programs:
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No
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Supplies:
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Please note that textbooks and resources may vary by campus and/or to meet the needs of individual learners. Please contact the instructor at campus of attendance for list of required books.
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Text Books:
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Required - Lial, M. L. et. al., 2002, Basic College Mathematics (Toronto, ON Pearson Education, Inc.). Chapters Covered: 2-6
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Required - Bittinger, M. L., 2003, Basic Mathematics (Toronto, ON Pearson Education, Inc.). Chapters Covered: 2-6
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Required - Tenta, L., 1995, Fundamental Level Mathematics II: Module Two: Fractions--Workbooks I, II, and III. (Victoria, BC Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour). Chapters Covered: All
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Required - Tussing, A. K. U. et.al., 1978, Laubauch Literacy New Readers Press (Syracuse, New York). Chapters Covered: Series
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