MAT 090 Index | Title III Course List
The course pacing below assumes that a test is given at the end of each chapter. The “Approximate Time Required” includes the time needed for review and testing.
| Chapter |
Topic |
Approximate Time Required |
| 1 | Course
Intro/Whole Numbers (sec. 1-8) Few students have trouble here. The most common trouble spots are subtracting with borrowing, long division, and order of operations. |
1 week |
| 2 |
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions (sec. 1-8) More students have trouble here. The most common trouble spots are prime factorization, canceling in multiplication and division, operating with mixed numbers, and word problems. |
2 weeks |
| 3 | Adding and
Subtracting Fractions (sec. 1-5) Many students have trouble here. The only topic that does not cause many problems is adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators. |
2 weeks |
| 4 | Decimals
(sec. 1-6) Few students have trouble here. The most common trouble spot is writing fractions as decimals. |
1.5 weeks |
| 5 | Ratio and
Proportion (sec. 1-5) More students have trouble here. The most common trouble spots are solving proportions and solving applications with proportions. |
2 weeks |
| 6 | Percent
(sec. 1, 2, 4, 6) Many students have trouble here. The most common trouble spots are converting between fractions, decimals, and percents, and setting up proportions correctly for word problems. |
2 weeks |
| 9 | Basic
Algebra (sec. 1-4) Some students have trouble here. The most common trouble spots are subtracting signed numbers and order of operations. |
1.5 weeks |
| 10 | Statistics
(sec. 1, 2, 4) Few students have trouble here. The most common trouble spots are calculating degrees for a circle graph and calculating weighted means. |
1 week |
| TOTAL time | 14 weeks |