College of Micronesia-FSM
P. 0. Box 159 Kolonia
Pohnpei FM 96941

Course Outline

Course Title Department and Number
Developmental Arithmetic Division of Natural Science and Mathematics MS 065

Course Description: A sixteen week course designed to improve the basic mathematical skills of college students in practical, everyday mathematics.

Course Prepared by: Ray Zepp
State/Campus: Kosrae/Kosrae

Hours per Week No. of WeekTotal HoursSemester Credits
Lecture3x16x48/16=3
Laboratory
Workshop
Study
Total Semester Credits:=3

Purpose of Course

Degree Requirement: _______
Degree Elective: ______
Certificate: ___X___
Remedial: __X____
Other: ______

Prerequisite Course: None

Date approved by Committee: 09 September 1999
Date approved by President: 10 September 1999

  1. Course Objectives
    1. General Objectives:
      1. To reinforce students' basic mathematical skills
      2. To prepare students for certificate mathematics courses
      3. To prepare students to retake the College Entrance Examination
    2. Specific Objectives:
      After completing the course the student will be able to:
      1. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions
      2. Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa
      3. Find the least common denominator of a set of fractions
      4. Reduce a fraction to lowest terms
      5. Write the decimal equivalent of common fractions: thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, ninths
      6. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals
      7. Write large and small numbers in scientific notation (e.g. 3.1 x 104)
      8. Convert decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals
      9. Multiply and divide mentally by powers of 10 (e.g. 34 x 100 = 3400)
      10. Combine objectives 4 and 9 above (e.g. 3/40 = .075)
      11. Calculate a percentage of a number (e.g. 30% of 400 = 120)
      12. Convert a decimal to a percentage and vice versa
      13. Calculate the percentage of increase or decrease between two numbers
      14. Calculate simple and compound interest
      15. Read histograms, bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts
      16. Construct an appropriate graph from given data
      17. Use a simple calculator to add, subtract, multiply and divide
      18. Use the memory key on a calculator
      19. Calculate percentages using a calculator
      20. Memorize the squares of integers from one to twenty
      21. Decompose an integer into its prime factors
      22. Perform simple mental calculations with integers, (e.g. 20 x 35 = 700)
  2. Textbook: Practical Mathematics, Skills and Concepts (third edition). Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1999.
  3. Required Materials: Basic Electronic Calculator
  4. Reference Materials: None.
  5. Institutional Cost: None.
  6. Methods of Instruction: Lecture and Discussion
  7. Course Content:
    1. Operations with fractions
    2. Operations with decimals
    3. Operations with percentage
    4. Reading and constructing graphs
    5. Mental calculations with integers
  8. Evaluation: The letter grades of A, B, C, D, and F will be given based on the average numerical grades earned from exams, assignments, quizzes, and Examination.
    A = 90 - 100%
    B = 80 - 89%
    C = 70 - 79%
    D = 60 - 69%
    F = 0 - 59%
  9. Credit by Examination: No credit-by-examination provided
  10. Attendance Policy: If a student misses seven days of regular classes in a course will automatically be dropped from that course. The seven missed days include excused absence for sickness, funerals, and other circumstances. Instructors will complete a withdrawal slip for the student and submit it to the Office of Admissions and Records.