Mechatronics Technology

Mathematics

Course Outline

Verbal Problems

Inductive reasoning

Estimation techniques

Poyla’s Four-Step process

Basic Operations

Real numbers

Prime factorization

Solve problems

Convert numbers

Verbal problems in consumer mathematics

Proportions

Percent

Interest problems

Compound interest problems

Installment buying

First Degree Equations

Evaluate expressions

Linear equations

Plot points on the rectangular coordinate system

Graph linear equations

Basic geometric figures

Properties

Measures of angles and sides of a polygon

Convert measurements.

Perimeters and areas

Volume of geometric solids

Statistics

Statistical graphs

Sampling techniques

Misuses of statistics

Frequency distribution

Measure of central tendency

Mechatronics – Mathematics Course Details

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Course Description: This course includes techniques and applications of the following topics:  elementary number theory, algebra, geometry, measurement, graph sketching and interpretations and descriptive statistics.

Course Competencies:  Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be competent to perform the following tasks:

• Solve various types of verbal problems using inductive reasoning and Polya’s Four-Step problem process.
• Use inductive reasoning to draw conclusion.
• Approximate answers using estimation techniques.
• Solve verbal problems using Poyla’s Four-Step process.
• Perform basic operations with real numbers.
• Determine the prime factorization of composite numbers.
• Solve problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers.
• Solve problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers.
• Convert numbers between scientific notation and decimal notation.
• Solve verbal problems in consumer mathematics.
• Solve problems using proportions.
• Solve problems involving percent.
• Solve simple interest problems.
• Solve compound interest problems.
• Solve verbal problems involving installment buying.
• Solve first degree equations.
• Evaluate expressions using the order of operations.
• Solve linear equations.
• Plot points on the rectangular coordinate system.
• Graph linear equations in two variables.
• Perform calculations with basic geometric figures.
• Define the properties of basic geometric figures
• Compute the measures of angles and sides of a polygon, using given information and known relationships.
• Convert measurements.
• Calculate the perimeters and areas of geometric figures.
• Calculate the volume of geometric solids.
• Construct statistical graphs to display sets of data.
• Define the different sampling techniques.
• Recognize the misuses of statistics.
• Construct a frequency distribution.
• Construct statistical graphs.
• Classify data using measures of central tendency.

Course Requirements: 

Attendance Requirements:  80%

Evaluation Strategies/Grading:  Class work and testing

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Method of Instruction:  Instructor Led; Hands-on environment