MATH 0631: Fundamentals of Mathematics 3
Effective date
September 2021
Department
ABE Fundamentals
Description
MATH 0631 introduces students to skills, concepts, vocabulary, and problem solving strategies for working with whole numbers up to 1,000,000. Emphasis is placed on number sense, multiplication, division, change, time, and the metric system. This course is the third of six levels of Basic Education Mathematics and will prepare students to meet personal, career, or further academic goals.
Year of study
Below Grade 10 Equivalency
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Students will meet the learning outcomes for Adult Literacy Fundamental Mathematics Level 3 as stated in the most recent ABE Articulation Handbook: https://www.bctransferguide.ca/search/abe
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 35
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 121
Total Hours: 156
Instructional Strategies
This course will be taught in a self-paced, individualized format along with group instruction and small group activities.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Assignments
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100
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A mastery model of ongoing evaluation will be used. A student will have completed the course when they have demonstrated through satisfactory completion of assignments that the learning outcomes have been achieved. Progress will be monitored on a regular basis by the instructor in consultation with each student.
All new students begin in Math 0300, which includes skills refreshment and a number of low stakes assessments. It may be determined that they have already met some of the outcomes in their course. In this case, students will focus on the outcomes which still need to be achieved.
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Course topics
- Multiplication: Multiplying multi-digit numbers; multiplying by 10, 100, and 1000; estimating products; multiplication word problems
- Division: Division facts, divisibility, dividing by 1, 2 and 3 digit divisors; dividing by 10, 100, and 1000; estimating quotients; division word problems
- Making Change
- Time: Adding and subtracting units of time
- Metric System: Length, capacity, mass, metric prefixes, area of rectangles and squares
Learning resources
Adult Literacy Fundamentals - Mathematics: Book 3
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.