HSE/GED/TASC/HiSET Prep: A Complete Mathematics Curriculum
What you'll learn
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals
- Identify place value
- Round numbers
- Solve word problems
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide negative numbers
- Use a number line to identify positive and negative number relations
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions
- Find common denominators of fractions
- Convert from fractions to decimals to percents
- Calculate absolute value
- Calculate powers and exponents
- Convert to and from scientific notation
- Use the order of operations (PEMDAS)
- Identify variables and constants
- Evaluate expressions with variables
- Add and subtract matrices
- Use matrices to solve real-world problems
- Multiply a scalar quantity through a matrix
- Identify when different properties are used (associative, commutative, distributive, inverse, and zero properties)
- Solve one-step, two-step, and multiple-step equations
- Interpret ratios, rates, and proportions
- Use proportions to solve word problems
- Calculate the perimeter of a square, rectangle, and triangle
- Calculate the area of a square, rectangle, and triangle
- Calculate simple interest
- Convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit
- Use the distance, rate, and time formula
- Rearrange formulas and equations with no constants
- Use the percent equation to solve word problems
- Calculate mean, median, mode, and range
- Create and use box-and-whisker plots
- Calculate theoretical and experimental probability
- Calculate odds
Requirements
- Students will need access to the internet
- Students will need headphones or speakers to hear the audio
- Students will need a PDF viewer and/or a printer to view and/or print out the supporting materials
Description
This course is an intricately-designed, complete HSE Preparatory curriculum. It will prepare students to take any of the three HSE proficiency exams: the GED, TASC, or HiSET.
The units, in order, are:
- Arithmetic
- Word Problems
- Negative Numbers
- Fractions
- Fractions, Decimals, & Percents
- Expressions
- Matrices
- Properties
- Solving Equations
- Ratios, Rates, & Proportions
- Formulas
- Statistics & Probability
These 12 units incorporate all the topics you will see on your HSE exam.
While this course was designed to cater to adult education learners who are studying for High School Equivalency exams, other high school students can also benefit from the information provided in this course.
Similarly, teachers who would like supplemental material for their HSE classroom should take this course. If you are a teacher, feel free to download and use these PDFs in your own classrooms.
Who this course is for:
- Students should take this course if they are interested in passing the High School Equivalency (HSE/GED/TASC/HiSET)
- HSE/GED/TASC/HiSET teachers who would like supplemental material should take this course
Instructor
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I am a former High School Math and High School Equivalency teacher. I am now an assistant professor teaching mathematics education and educational technology courses.
I have degrees in math and science education, with a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction: Mathematics Education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
My areas of interest are mathematics anxiety, mathematics self-efficacy, and curriculum design in mathematics.