MAT 201 Structure of Math Systems I

Exit Skills

1. Problem solve using truth tables and other rules of logic.
2. Problem solve using arithmetic, algebraic and geometric patterns.
3. Problem solve using sets, set notation and use of counting and Venn diagrams.
4. Identify and use properties of integers, rational and real numbers and their operations.
5. Know and apply rules of exponents.
6. Know and apply roots and radicals and their relationship to fractional exponents.
7. Use prime factorization of numbers to find their greatest common divisor and least common multiple.
8. Find greatest common denominator using the Euclidean Algorithm.
9. Perform operations and solve equations in modular and clock arithmetic.
10. Convert numbers from base ten to other bases and perform basic operations in other bases.
11. Write numbers in binary notation and perform operations in that notation.

Objectives

1. Problem solve using truth tables and other logic rules, patterns (arithmetic, algebraic and geometric) and sets along with Venn diagrams.
2. Identify and use properties of real numbers; perform operations using rules of exponents including radicals and their relationship to rational exponents.
3. Find least common multiples and greatest common divisors using factorization and find greatest common denominators using the Euclidean Algorithm.
4. Perform operations in modular and clock arithmetic and bases others than base ten.