Course Number: MS104
Course Title: Technical Math I

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General 

This course is designed to give all students entering the workforce technical and occupational programs the fundamental mathematical skills to succeed in their chosen field of study. The student will demonstrate mathematical problem solving and reasoning skills.

Specific 

The students will be able to:

1. Score 80% (C grade) or better in either the Basic Math pre or post-test.
2. Compare the two different standards of measurement and convert between the two. Convert numbers to scientific notation and identify and correctly use measurement
   tools.
3. Determine angular and circular measurements.
4. Determine by measurement the area of rectangles, squares, parallelograms, triangles, trapezoids and circles.
5. Measure the volume of rectangular solids, cubes, prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones and spheres. Differentiate between liter and cubic centimeter measurements.  
6. Perform fundamental algebraic calculations and solve linear equations.
7. Perform basic trigonometric calculations.