55 Math 038

The math you need to know and practice in order to pass the MATH 038 assessment at Camosun College.

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and skills in using the principles and operations of various math topics such as arithmetic, measurement, graphs, formulas, and geometry
2. Apply a variety of strategies in solving math-related problems
3. Apply knowledge and skills in various math topics to solve problems related to particular Trades Foundation Programs (except Professional Cook and Electrical programs)
4. Use knowledge of various math topics as a basis for further study in Trades Foundation Programs
5. Convert between fractions, decimals, and percent
6. Add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers
7. Solve application problems involving arithmetic, metric and imperial measurement, graphs, formulas, and geometry
8. Use order of operations
9. Use the common metric and imperial units for temperature, length, volume and mass
10. Convert between and within metric and imperial units using tables and/or calculators
11. Use formulas to solve related application problems
12. Read, write, and use ratios and proportions to solve percent and other application problems
13. Distinguish between significant digits, accuracy, and precision
14. Use a calculator to find squares, cubes, square roots, and cubic roots of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
15. Extract and interpret information from line, bar and circle graphs
16. Draw line and bar graphs
17. Solve equations, formulas, and related application problems
18. Use a protractor, compass and straightedge to measure angles, bisect lines,
    angles and arcs, find the centre of a circle and construct a perpendicular to a line
19. Use the Pythagorean theorem and properties of triangles to find missing sides and angles