MATHJ 62 - Jump Start into Review of Arithmetic

Credits: 2
A brief review of math skills needed to succeed in MATH 62, including study skill tips for math classes. Class culminates with an opportunity to re-evaluate math placement. This is a pass/no credit course.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
Apply the order of operations.
Convert between percents, decimals and fractions.
Solve percent problems using proportions.
Solve proportions.
Calculate square roots
Calculate natural number exponents.
Understand and apply the appropriate geometry formulas involving perimeter, circumference, area and volumes of basic shapes.
Convert units of measurement within the standard and metric systems.
Solve application problems utilizing operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percents.

College-wide Outcomes

Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.