This module contains the learning objectives for the chapter "Signed Numbers" from Fundamentals of Mathematics by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, jr.
After completing this chapter, you should
Variables, constants, and real numbers (
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- be able to distinguish between variables and constants
- be able to recognize a real number and particular subsets of the real numbers
- understand the ordering of the real numbers
Signed numbers (
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- be able to distinguish between positive and negative real numbers
- be able to read signed numbers
- understand the origin and use of the double-negative product property
Absolute value (
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- understand the geometric and algebraic definitions of absolute value
Addition of signed numbers (
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- be able to add numbers with like signs and with unlike signs
- be able to use the calculator for addition of signed numbers
Subtraction of signed numbers (
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- understand the definition of subtraction
- be able to subtract signed numbers
- be able to use a calculator to subtract signed numbers
Multiplication and division of signed numbers (
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- be able to multiply and divide signed numbers
- be able to multiply and divide signed numbers using a calculator
