| 5/18/2024 12:16:02 PM |
| Reinstated Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CSKLS 361 | Title:
FRACTION SKILLS |
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| Full Title:
Fraction Skills |
| Last Reviewed:12/10/2018 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | .50 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 0 |
| Minimum | .50 | Lab Scheduled | 1.50 | 1 min. | Lab Scheduled | 26.25 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 1.50 | | Contact Total | 26.25 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 26.25 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:
P/NP Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CSKL 300.2
Catalog Description:
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This arithmetic course is designed to prepare students for success in future courses and the workplace. Skill areas to be covered include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of fractions and mixed numbers, and conversions between fractions and decimals. Computational skills will be applied to word-problem solving. All work will be completed in a lab setting.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This arithmetic course is designed to prepare students for success in future courses and the workplace. Skill areas to be covered include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of fractions and mixed numbers, and conversions between fractions and decimals. Computational skills will be applied to word-problem solving. All work will be completed in a lab setting.
(P/NP Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Demonstrate mastery of basic arithmetic involving fractions.
2. Use academic literacy skills to improve studying and learning.
3. Solve word problems/situations involving fractions.
Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Perform basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions and
mixed numbers.
2. Represent a number in its equivalent decimal and fraction form.
3. Use rounding, estimating, and logic to solve and verify answers for a variety of problems
involving basic operations and fractions.
4. Define vocabulary and apply basic concepts relating to fractions.
5. Interpret word problems involving fractions and use appropriate math strategies to solve them.
6. Apply problem-solving skills to college classes, the workplace, and daily life situations.
Topics and Scope
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I. Meaning of Fractions
A. Specifying the whole
B. Explaining what is meant by "equal parts"
C. Definition of A/B as A parts, each of size 1/B
II. Number Line and Number Line Diagrams with Fractions
III. Equivalent Fractions, Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
A. Models
B. Mathematical modeling and applications
IV. Comparing Fractions
A. Models
B. Importance of same whole
1. Prime factors
2. Least Common Multiples (LCM)
C. Fractions and decimals conversions
D. Mathematical modeling and applications
V. Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
A. Decomposing and composing fractions
B. Representations and models - fraction strips, number lines, fraction circles
C. Mathematical modeling and applications
VI. Multiplication and Division of Fractions
A. Models and representations - area model, fraction strips, number line
B. Alternate methods
C. Using fractions to multiply decimals
D. Understanding the relationship between multiplication and division of fractions
E. Division problems
F. Multiplication as scaling
G. Mathematical modeling and applications
Assignments:
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1. Lab assignments (15-20)
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
50 - 70% |
| Lab assignments | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
30 - 50% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor prepared materials
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