MATH100NRT

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Math for Health Science

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Work accurately with arithmetic, including the four basic operations. (Arithmetic competency, assessed without the use of a calculator.)

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Work accurately with positive and negative numbers.

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Work accurately with fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and unit rates.

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Work accurately with order of operations.

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Work accurately with decimals, including rounding.

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Explain place values and the base-10 system.

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Use other number systems including Roman numerals. (Assessed with the use of a calculator.)

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Solve linear equations and inequalities, including those involving decimals and fractions.

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Write and interpret algebraic expressions and equations.

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Solve literal equations that reduce to linear equations or may require factoring.

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Solve ratio and proportion problems.

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Solve problems with percent.

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Work accurately with exponents, positive and negative powers of ten, and scientific notation.

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Identify and work with significant digits.

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Use metric prefixes from nano to giga from memory.

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Perform unit conversions within the metric system.

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Perform unit conversions within the U.S. system.

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Convert between metric and U.S. systems and vice versa.

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Solve currency conversion problems.

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Compute and compare temperatures on the F, C, and K scales.

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Use medical abbreviations from memory.

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Compute dosage concentrations, amounts, and rates over time.

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Interpret and compute slopes of lines.

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Construct and interpret graphs.

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Describe trends and determine if data are linear or non-linear.

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Understand and use proper vocabulary for experimental designs.

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Interpret reports of medical experiments and studies, including p-values.

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Factor polynomials and literal expressions.

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Solve factorable equations with up to two solutions.

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Use roots to solve higher-power equations.

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Find amount at a given time for an exponential decay function.

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Use logarithms to solve base e exponential equations.

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Produce accurate graphs of given data sets.