This course will teach the concepts related to the Numbers topic of the College Mathematics CLEP exam. The College Mathematics CLEP exam can be taken for college credit. The exact courses that the college credit can be applied to are determined by your university, please consult your university's registrar's office. The Numbers topic covers approximately 10% of the material on the College Mathematics CLEP exam, according to the College Board website. Mastering the Numbers topic will help you win points on the College Mathematics CLEP exam which will help you pass the exam. The Numbers topic also includes base knowledge that must be understood in order to master the other topics on the exam, such as the Algebra and Functions topic.
The following lectures are included:
Real numbers - definition, properties of real numbers, order of operations, components of real numbers
Fractions and number rules - proper and improper fractions, rules of odd and even numbers, factors and multiples, prime numbers and composite numbers
Exponents - negative exponents, exponent of zero, fractional exponents, negative fractional exponents, the laws of exponents
Inequalities and absolute value - definition, order property of real numbers, transitive property of inequalities, addition property of inequality, graphing inequalities, intervals on a number line, absolute value definition, how to solve expressions with absolute values, the rules of absolute values
Imaginary and complex numbers - define imaginary numbers, define complex numbers, adding complex numbers, subtracting complex numbers, multiplying complex numbers, dividing complex numbers
Scientific notation - definition/form of scientific notation, how to convert to standard notation, how to convert from standard notation to scientific notation, multiplication of numbers in scientific notation, division of numbers in scientific notation
Systems of measurement - imperial system and metric system units of length, weight and volume; units of time; how to convert units