Essentials Math 20/30
Mrs. MacKenzie – Room 236
September 2009- January 2010
Chapter 1 - Basic Concepts (25%)
• Basic operations
• Fractions & percents
• Powers & roots
• Formula’s
• Part, base & rate
• Prime factorization divisibility
• Area & Volume
• Order of Operations
• Rounding Numbers
Chapter 2 - Signed Numbers & Powers of 10 (10%)
• Operations with signed numbers
• Signed fractions
• Scientific notation
• Powers of 10
• Engineering notation
Chapter 5 - Polynomials - Intro to Algebra (10%)
• Fundamental Operations
• Operations with Monomials & Polynomials
• Algebraic Expressions
Chapter 6 – Equations & Formulas (10%)
• Equations with variables, parentheses & fractions
• Translating words to symbols
• Equations & formulas
• Substituting data
• Reciprocal formulas
• Applications with equations
Chapter 12 - Geometry (10%)
• Angles & Polygons
• Triangles
• Radian measure
• Cylinders
• Quadrilaterals
• Circles
• Prisms
• Spheres, pyramids & cones
Chapter 13 – Right Triangle Trigonometry (5%)
• Trigonometric Ratios
• Solving Right triangles
• Finding Angles & Sides
Course Timeline (approximate schedule)
Chapter 1 – Sept. –Oct. 16th
Chapter 2 – Oct. 16th – 30th
Chapter 5 – Nov. 2nd -13th
Chapter 6 – Nov.16th – 27th
Chapter 12 - Nov. 30th – Dec.18th
Chapter 13 - Jan. 4th- 15th
Review – Jan. 18th - 22nd
Final Exam- Jan. 25th – 28th