MATHSKILLS
BUS 111
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate proficiency with:
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estimating decimals, sums, differences, products and quotients without the aid of a
calculator;
calculating problems in metric units for length, weight, volume and temperature.
standard metric prefixes;
discussing the importance of the estimation process and the use of the metric system in
business;
relating estimation and metrics to familiar personal and professional situations.
Course Orientation
A. Introduction to Business Math Center and its policies
B. Overview of class, including grading format with pretests C.
Explanation of workbook and tutorial assistance
II. Modem Math Skills
A. Chapter Three (estimating)
1. Why Estimate
a. Reasonableness
b. Speed
2. Estimating Decimal Placement
3. Estimating Sums
4. Estimating Differences
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Estimating Products
a. Whole numbers
b. Decimal numbers
6. Estimating Quotients
a. Whole numbers
b. Decimal numbers
7. Review Problems
8. Pretest Ill
B. Chapter Five (The Metric System)
1. The Metric System
a. Why metric?
b. History
c. Benefits
d. Metric and current system compared
e. Metric and the decimal system
f. Learning the metric system
2. Metric Units
3. Metric Symbols
4. Measuring Distance and Speed
5. Measuring Land Area
6. Measuring Mass and Weight
7. Measuring Volume
8. Measuring Temperature
9. Converting to Metric Units
10. Pretest V