CourseHES 102

Week1 of 16

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This week’s topics

Fractions, decimals and percentages

Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
Ordering numbers in different forms

What you will be able to do

1.1 Perform calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages.

Activity

Card-matching game: equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.

Study materials

Further resources

Prealgebra 2e, 6.1: Understand Percent · PDF · OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (2020), 6.1: converting between percents, fractions and decimals, pp. 467–481 · for registered students
Prealgebra 2e, 5.3: Decimals and Fractions · PDF · OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (2020), 5.3: converting fractions to decimals and ordering them, pp. 401–412 · for registered students
The Study Skills Handbook, Confidence with numbers: Fractions and percentages · PDF · Cottrell, The Study Skills Handbook 5e, bonus chapter, fractions, using fractions and percentages written as fractions, pp. 225–229 · for registered students

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Week 2

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Course plan

Week 1: Fractions, decimals and percentages
Week 2: Calculating with percentages
Week 3: Percentage increase and decrease
Week 4: Percentages in business: profit, mark-up and VAT
Week 5: Binary numbers
Week 6: Hexadecimal numbers
Week 7: Adding binary numbers
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Using formulae
Week 10: Solving equations and rearranging formulae
Week 11: Logic gates and truth tables
Week 12: Averages and range
Week 13: Reading charts and tables
Week 14: Solving problems step by step with flowcharts
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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