Essentials of Mathematics 10, version 02 (4 credits)
(Graduation Exam Required for Students in 2004 Graduation Program—exam worth 20% of final grade)
Course Assessment: 40% send-in assignments, 60% tests
Students will also require the use of a computer with a spreadsheet program.
It is recommended that students complete:
• Grade 9 or equivalent with a good foundation in mathematics
Module 1: Banking and Spreadsheets
Section 1: Banking: Types of Accounts, Bank Transactions, Electronic Transactions, Record Keeping, Account Reconciliation
Section 2: Spreadsheets: Introduction to Spreadsheets, Editing Spreadsheets, Spreadsheet Formulas, Answering “What If” Questions, Formatting Spreadsheets
Section 3: Spreadsheet Project: Practice Test
Module 1 Test covers the work of Module 1.Module 2: Spending and Earning
Section 1: Consumer Decisions: Ratio and Proportion, Percents, Coupons and Promotions
Section 2: What’s the Real Price?: Unit Price, Sales, Taxes, Discounts
Section 3: Wages: Time Cards, Gross Wages, Deductions
Section 4: Budget Project: Practice Test
Module 2 Test covers the work of Module 2.Module 3: The Shapes of Things
Section 1: Measurement and Shape: Measurement Using Metric and Imperial Units, Scale, Measuring Flat Geometric Shapes, Measuring Solid Geometric Figures, Scale Factors with 2-D and 3-D Shapes
Section 2: Triangles: Triangles, Similar Triangles, Triangle Ratios, Practice Using Trigonometric Ratios, Applications of Trigonometric Ratios
Section 3: Spatial Geometry: Isometric Dot Paper, 2-D Views of a 3-D Design, Identifying and Building 3-D Designs from 2-D Views, Project, Practice Test
Module 3 Test covers the work of Module 3.Module 4: Studying Populations
Section 1: Sampling and Statistics: What’s the Probability?, Populations and Samples, Types of Samples, Collecting Data, Displaying Data, Measures of Central Tendency
Section 2: Sampling and Statistics Project: Population Study of Atlantic Cod, Survey on Sleep Habits, Applied Data and Statistics of Real Estate Module 4 Practice Provincial Exam
There is no test for Module 4
Supplies provided by students:
geometry set
1/4 inch graph paper