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Basic Math Course
Rating: 3.6 out of 5(184 ratings)
7,962 students

Basic Math Course

fractions, decimals, percents and some basic algebra
Created byVerna Phillips
Last updated 1/2019
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Basic Math and some Algebra

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 1h 0m total length
  • Introduction5:23

    This lecture is just an introductory lecture.  There is not any teaching involved. I just tell them about the course.

  • Fractions13:28

    Explore how to add fractions with like and unlike denominators, find common denominators, multiply and reduce fractions, and identify proper versus improper fractions with practical examples.

  • Operations with decimals and percents7:21

    Practice adding, multiplying, and dividing decimals with correct decimal point alignment, and learn to find decimals between numbers and relate them to fractions.

  • Math Tricks13:08

    Master converting percent to decimal, solving percent of a number, and applying percent change and sales tax, plus tricks for multiplying or dividing by 100 and divisibility rules.

  • Operations with whole numbers and the order of operations8:42

    Master operations with whole numbers by applying sign rules, recognizing that negative times negative is positive, and applying the order of operations (PEMDAS) to expressions with exponents and parentheses.

  • Solving a Linear Equation5:51

    Solve linear equations with fractions by isolating x, using addition, subtraction, and division; clear fractions with a common denominator, then verify solutions by substitution.

  • Write an equation of a line given two points and solving a quadratic equation6:43

    Compute slope from two points to write the line y = mx + b. Solve quadratics by factoring or quadratic formula, noting imaginary numbers when the discriminant is negative.

Requirements

  • No

Description

This course is a basic course in math and algebra.  It includes percentages , fractions , decimals and algebraic equations.  I teach them how to solve an algebraic equation and a quadratic equation.  I teach them how to add fractions and how to convert percents to decimals. I show them how to solve a percent equation.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginning math students