Learning Everyday Math

Description

In this course, you will :

• Learn how to calculate percentages for tips and taxes, compare prices while shopping, calculate area and volume for home improvement projects, and even calculate calories.
• Learn the fundamental math skills that will help you in your daily life.

Syllabus :

1. Math Foundations: Part one

• Why practice mental math?
• Estimation in mental math
• Order of operations
• What are decimals?
• What are fractions?
• Operations with fractions

 

2. Math Foundations: Part Two

• Percent basics
• Working with percents
• Ratios and proportions
• Understanding translation
• Applying translation
• Solving equations

 

3. Math Foundations: Part Three

• Reading graphs
• Exponents and square roots
• Perimeter and area
• Volume

 

4. Shopping and Cooking Math

• Comparing prices of different-sized products
• Calculating average price
• Scaling a recipe

 

5. Health and Fitness Math

• Calculating rates
• Calorie counting

 

6. Home-Improvement Math

• Area and perimeter
• Volume

 

7. Probability and Counting Math

• Basic probability
• Arrangements and groups

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