TECH 0099 - VOCATIONAL MATH - TENTATIVE ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE

Mary G. Grimes - Office 606
248-2530 - Leave message with phone number for return call.
E-mail - mgrimes@catfish.bbc.peachnet.edu
Technical Studies fax - 248-2926

CALCULATORS ARE NOT PERMITTED FOR THIS CLASS

I. WHOLE NUMBERS

PLATO TEXT Chapters 1 and 2
ALL REQUIRED exercises must be completed satisfactorily by the day before the unit test.

REQUIRED:

  • Hundreds and Thousands: Tutorial
  • Hundreds and Thousands: Drill
  • Multiplication Skills 7: Tutorial
  • Multiplication Skills 7: Drill
  • Division Skills 8: Tutorial
  • Division Skills 8: Drill
  • Problem Solving 3: Tutorial
  • Problem Solving 3: Drill
 Completion of EACH exercise is REQUIRED by the class after the section is introduced.
  • SHOW WORK.
  • Put each item BELOW the previous one.
  • , (comma) means skip items. - (dash) means include items.

1.1 Supplementary Exercises-p.51(2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12-18)

1.2 Set A-p.13(5, 6, 11-20)
Supplementary Exercises-p.51(1-14)

1.4 Supplementary Exercises-p.51
Rearrange the problems into column (vertical) form and add. (7, 9, 11)

 

PLATO TEXT Chapters 1 & 2 continued
RECOMMENDED:
  • Whole Numbers 100-999
  • Millions, Billions, & Trillions
  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Multiplication
  • Division
  • Numbers 10-999-Review
 1.7 Supplementary Exercises-p.52
Work problems in vertical form as in examples on p.27 with partial products included. (11, 13, 15, 18)

1.8 Set A-p.33
Show any partial products as in example 2 on p.32. (5, 8, 13)

1.9 Set A-p.39 (2, 5, 8, 10, 14, 17, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33-40)
Supplementary Exercises-p.53(1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28-44, 48, 54, 59, 60, 63, 64)

Instructor extras:

1.10 Set A-p.43(2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 15)
Set B-p.45(5, 13, 14)
Supplementary Exercises-p.54(2, 5, 6, 7)

 

RESOURCES TEXT Chapters 1 & 2 continued
Videos MATH! A Four-Letter Word-(20 min.) See staff in room 635 or the Learning Center for viewing in those locations.

Basic Math Series-Check out from staff in room 635 to view in lab or at home.

Tape 1

  • Lesson 2-Rounding off Numbers
  • Lesson 5-Multiplication with 1-Digit Nos.
  • Lesson 6-Multiplication with Whole Nos.

Tape 2

  • Lesson 8-Division with 1-Digit Divisors
  • Lesson 9-Division with Whole Numbers

Tape 3

  • Lesson 11-Order of Operations

Tape 6

  • Lesson 32-Powers & Square Roots

Books:

QA 11.M38 1993MATH! A Four -Letter Word! The Math Anxiety Handbook by Sembera and Hovis-Check out in room 635 or from the college library.

The following are available in the college library:

QA 11.H23 1992Math Anxiety Reduction by Hackworth
QA 11.Z37 1994Fear of Math by Zaslavsky
QA 11.S63 1998How to be a Great Math Student by Smith
QA 27.5S53 1995She Does Math Editor, Marla Parker

 2.2 Set A-p.63(13, 18)
Arrange in vertical (column) form as in 13 and 18 and subtract. (19)
Supplementary Exercises-p.107
Arrange in vertical (column) form and subtract. (9, 11, 13)

2.3 Set A-p.67(1, 6, 13, 41)

2.4 Set A-p.71(1, 3, 5, 8)

2.5 Set A-p.75(14, 16)

2.6 Supplementary Exercises-p.108
Show long division. (5, 10, 12, 15)

2.7 Supplementary Exercises-p.108(5, 12, 16, 20)

2.8 Set A-p.89(1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22)
Supplementary Exercises-p.108(3, 6, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19)

2.9 Set A-p.95(1, 5, 7, 8, 13)

2.10 Set A-p.99(1-3, 5-12, 15)
Set B-p.101(5, 6, 11)

II. FRACTIONS

PLATO TEXT Chapter 3
ALL REQUIRED exercises must be completed satisfactorily by the day before the unit test.

REQUIRED:

  • Equivalent Fractions: Tutorial
  • Equivalent Fractions: Drill
  • Improper Fractions/Mixed Numbers: Tutorial
  • Improper Fractions/Mixed Numbers: Drill
  • Adding & Subtracting Fractions 2: Tutorial
  • Adding & Subtracting Fractions 2: Drill 1
  • Adding & Subtracting Fractions 2: Drill 2
  • Subtracting Mixed Numbers 2: Tutorial
  • Subtracting Mixed Numbers 2: Drill 1
  • Subtracting Mixed Numbers 2: Drill 2
  • Multiplying/Dividing Mixed Numbers 2: Tutorial
  • Multiplying/Dividing Mixed Numbers 2: Drill
 Completion of EACH exercise is REQUIRED by the class after the section is introduced.
  • SHOW WORK.
  • Put each item BELOW the previous one.
  • , (comma) means skip items. - (dash) means include items.

3.1 Set A-p.119(3, 8, 10, 14, 15)

3.2 Set A-p.125(3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18)
Supplementary Exercises-p.187(4, 5, 9-12)

3.3 Set A-p.131(2, 4, 6, 12, 15, 19, 23, 28)
Supplementary Exercises-p.187(1, 2, 4, 6)

3.4 Set A-p.137(1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25)
Supplementary Exercises-p.187(1-9)

3.5 Set A-p.143(1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19)
Supplementary Exercises-p.188(1-5, 7, 9)

3.6 Set A-p.147(1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Supplementary Exercises-p.188(1-6)

 

PLATO TEXT Chapter 3 continued
RECOMMENDED
  • Meaning of Fractions
  • Multiples & Common Denominators
  • Comparing Fractions
  • Adding & Subtracting Fractions 1
  • Adding Mixed Numbers
  • Subtracting Mixed Numbers 1
  • Multiplying Fractions
  • Dividing Fractions 1
  • Dividing Fractions 2
  • Multiplying/Dividing Mixed Numbers 1
  • Problem Solving 4
  • Common Fractions
  • Multiplying/Dividing Fractions-Review
  • Basic Terms-Review
  • Adding & Subtracting Fractions-Review
 3.7 Set A-p.151(1, 3, 5, 10-13)

3.8 Set A-p.155(1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15)
Supplementary Exercises-p.188(1-6)

3.9 Set A-p.159(1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15)
Supplementary Exercises-p.189(3, 5, 7, 8, 9)

3.10 Set A-p.163(1, 3, 7, 12)
Supplementary Exercises-p.189(1-6)

3.11 Set A-p.167(1-3, 5, 9, 11, 12)
Supplementary Exercises-p.189(1-6)

3.12 Set A-p.171(1-14)
Supplementary Exercises-p.189(1-6)

3.13 Set A-p.175(1-13)
Supplementary Exercises-p.189(1-3)

3.14 Set A-p.179(2-4, 6-8, 11-13, 15)
Set B-p.181(3, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 19)
Supplementary Exercises-p.190(1-4, 6, 7)

RESOURCES

Videos Basic Math Series-Check out from staff in room 635 to view in lab or at home.

Tape 3

Tape 4

III. DECIMALS

PLATO TEXT Chapter 4
ALL REQUIRED exercises must be completed satisfactorily by the day before the unit test.

REQUIRED:

  • Decimal Fractions 1: Tutorial
  • Decimal Fractions 1: Drill
  • Decimal Fractions 2: Tutorial
  • Decimal Fractions 2: Drill
  • Multiplying Decimals: Tutorial
  • Multiplying Decimals: Drill
  • Dividing Decimals: Tutorial
  • Dividing Decimals: Drill
  • Problem Solving 5: Tutorial
  • Problem Solving 5: Drill

RECOMMENDED:

  • Adding & Subtracting Decimals
  • Decimals: Review 1
  • Review 2
  • Review 3
 Completion of EACH exercise is REQUIRED by the class after the section is introduced.
  • SHOW WORK.
  • Put each item BELOW the previous one.
  • , (comma) means skip items. - (dash) means include items.

4.1 Set A - p.197(2 - 4, 7 - 21)
Supplementary Exercises - p.251(6, 10 - 15)

4.2 Set A - p.201(1 - 19)
Supplementary Exercises - p.251(1 - 12)

4.3 Set A - p.205(1, 3, 5)
Arrange in vertical (column) form as in 1, 3, 5 and add. (8 - 11)
Supplementary Exercises - p.251
Arrange in vertical (column) form and add. (8, 9, 10)

4.4 Set A - p.209(1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Arrange in vertical (column) form as in 1 and 3 and subtract. (12-16)
Supplementary Exercises - p.252
Arrange in vertical (column) form and subtract. (6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14)

 

RESOURCES TEXT Chapter 4 continued
Videos

Basic Math Series-Check out from staff in room 635 to view in lab or at home.

Tape 1

  • Lesson 3-Addition with Decimal Numbers
  • Lesson 4-Subtraction with Decimal Nos.

Tape 2

  • Lesson 7-Multiplication with Decimal Nos
  • Lesson 10-Division with Decimals

Tape 3

  • Lesson 13-Renaming Fractions as Dec. #s
  • Lesson 16-Renaming Dec. as Fractions
 4.5 Set A-p.213
Show any partial products. ( 1, 3, 7, 10, 13, 14 )
Supplementary Exercises-p.252
Show any partial products. (4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15)

4.6 Set A-p.217
Show long division. (odds)
Supplementary Exercises-p.252
Show long division. (1 - 3, 5, 7 - 9, 11, 12)

4.7 Set A-p.221
Show long division. (3, 6, 9, 12 - 14)
Supplementary Exercises-p.252
Show long division. (3, 5, 7, 9 - 11, 15, 17, 18)

4.8 Set A-p.227(1 - 16)
Supplementary Exercises-p.253(1 - 12)

4.9 Set A-p.231(1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19)
Supplementary Exercises-p.253(1 - 4, 6, 9 - 14, 16, 17)

4.10 Set A-p.235(1 - 15)
Supplementary Exercises-p.253(1 - 6)

4.11 Set A-p.239(1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17)

4.12 Set A-p.243(1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 21)

 

IV. PERCENTS

PLATO TEXT Chapter 5
ALL REQUIRED exercises must be completed satisfactorily by the day before the unit test.

REQUIRED:

  • Percent Concepts 1: Tutorial
  • Percent Concepts 1: Drill
  • Percent Concepts 1: Mastery Test
  • Percent Concepts 2: Tutorial
  • Percent Concepts 2: Drill
  • Percent Concepts 2: Mastery Test
  • Percents-Part 1: Tutorial
  • Percents-Part 1: Drill
  • Percents-Part 1: Mastery Test
  • Percents-Part 2: Tutorial
  • Percents-Part 2: Drill
  • Percents-Part 2: Mastery Test

All percent exercises are required. There are no additional recommended exercises on percent. Note that mastery tests are included in the required exercises for percent although these were not in the required exercises for previous units.

 Completion of EACH exercise is REQUIRED by the class after the section is introduced.
  • SHOW WORK.
  • Put each item BELOW the previous one.
  • , (comma) means skip items. - (dash) means include items.

5.1 Set A-p.263(1-3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 16)

5.2 Set A-p.267(1, 6, 7, 13)

5.3 Set A-p.271(1, 3, 5, 13, 17)

5.5 Set A-p.281(1, 3, 5-9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19-22)
Supplementary Exercises-p.312 (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11-13, 15, 18, 19, 21-23)

5.6 Set A-p.285(1-6, 11-15)
Supplementary Exercises-p.313(3-12)

5.7 Set A-p.289(1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11-18)
Supplementary Exercises-p.313(1, 2, 4-6, 8-10, 12-16)

5.8 Set A-p.295(1, 3-5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15-19)
Supplementary Exercises-p.313(1-16)

5.9 Set A-p.299(1, 2, 6-11)
Supplementary Exercises-p.314(1-7)

5.10 Set A-p.305(1, 2, 11, 12)
Supplementary Exercises-p.314(1, 4)

V. SIGNED NUMBERS

PLATO TEXT 7.2-7.6
ALL exercises in this unit are REQUIRED and must be completed satisfactorily by the date announced in class.
  • Adding & Subtracting Integers: Tutorial
  • Multiplying & Dividing Integers: Tutorial
  • Integer Sum: Tutorial
  • Integer Sum: Drill 1
  • Integer Sum: Drill 2
  • Integer Difference: Tutorial
  • Integer Difference: Drill 1
  • Integer Difference: Drill 2
  • Integer Product & Quotient: Tutorial
  • Integer Product & Quotient: Drill
 Completion of EACH exercise is REQUIRED by the class after the section is introduced.
  • SHOW WORK.
  • Put each item BELOW the previous one.
  • , (comma) means skip items. - (dash) means include items.

7.2 Set A-p.385(2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18)
Supplementary Exercises-p.451(3-5, 7, 10, 12)

7.3 Set A-p.391(3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15)
Supplementary Exercises-p. 451(2-6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16)

7.4 Set A-p.395(3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 22)
Supplementary Exercises-p.452 (2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16-24)

7.5 Set A-p.399(1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21)
Supplementary Exercises-p.452 (1-7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24)

7.6 Set A-p.403(1, 3, 5-15, 18-20)
Supplementary Exercises-p. 452(1-12, 14, 16, 18, 20-24)

RESOURCES

Videos Basic Math Series-Check out from staff in room 635 to view in lab or at home.

Tape 5

Tape 6

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