Math 085 - Computational Skills II - 4 Credit Hours - 4 Lecture Hours

Course Description
This course provides a background in mathematics for students who do not feel confident in the mastery of skills at the prealgebra level. Topics covered include operations on integers, fractions, and decimals; percents; ratio and proportion; graphs; and measurement. Emphasis is placed on the development of algebraic skills.

Prerequisite
Math 080 with at least a "C" or a qualifying score on the math placement test

Primary Textbook
Prealgebra, 5th edition; Bittinger and Ellenbogen; ISBN 978-0-321-33190-8
The course covers chapters 1-5, 7, & 8 and section 9.6, with the first half of chapter 1 treated as review.

Course Objectives
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Formula Sheet
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Final Exam Review
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Additional Comments
All Math 085 students are given the same comprehensive departmental final exam. The exam consists of approximately 5 free-response problems and 35 multiple-choice problems. All exam problems are based directly on the course objectives. Calculators are not allowed on any portion of the final exam. The individual classroom instructor is responsible for all other tests, quizzes, and assignments.

All regular daytime sections of Math 085 take their finals at the same time. The final exam is normally scheduled for the Monday or Tuesday of finals week from 1pm to 2:50pm. Evening, Friday, and weekend sections follow the regular final exam schedule.

Calculators are NOT allowed on the final exam. Calculator usage is generally discouraged throughout the course.

Prairie State College Department of Mathematics Chicago Heights, IL 60411