ModelCourses/DevelopmentalMath

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General Description

These objectives are based on a course redesign developed at Northwest Missouri State University. The book used is Elementary and Intermediate Algebra by Bittinger, Ellenbogen and Johnson. The course is designed in 10 modules with each module broken into several sections. The learning objectives are given for each section. The material in each module was based on the CCSS as given in about 2010-11. Although nearly all objectives are “calculational”, conceptual questions for each objective should be included.

Problem Sets

Description of Problem Sets

Chapter 1: Real Numbers

• Set 1.1 Commutative-Associative-Distributive-Laws
  Students will be able to:

1. Use the commutative laws of addition and multiplication
2. Use the associative laws of addition and multiplication
3. Use the commutative and associative laws together
4. Use the distributive law to multiply
5. Use the distributive law to factor
6. List the terms and factors in simple algebraic expressions
7. Identify and combine like terms

• Set 1.2: Fractions
  Students will be able to:

1. Write the prime factorization of a number
2. Identify a number as prime, composite, or neither
3. Determine the least common multiple (LCM) of a set of integers
4. Simplify fractions
5. Multiply fractions and simplify
6. Divide fractions and simplify
7. Add fractions and simplify
8. Subtract fractions and simplify
9. Add, subtract, multiply and divide, proper, improper and mixed fractions
10. Word problems and coceptual problems