Essential Ideas

Section 5.6: Groups, Fields, and Real Numbers

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5.6 Outline

  1. Definition of real numbers
    1. definition
    2. decimal representation
      1. terminating decimal
      2. repeating decimal
      3. change fractional form to decimal form
      4. change terminating decimal form to fractional form
    3. real number line
      1. unit distance
      2. number line
      3. dense set
    4. classifications within the set of
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Section 5.4: Rational Numbers

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5.4 Outline

  1. Introduction
    1. definition of a rational number
    2. numerator
    3. denominator
    4. classification
      1. proper fraction
      2. improper fraction
      3. whole number
  2. Fundamental property
  3. Operations with rationals
    1. addition
    2. subtraction
    3. multiplication
    4. division

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Section 5.3: Integers

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5.3 Outline

  1. Introduction
    1. zero
    2. whole numbers
    3. opposites
    4. integers
    5. absolute value
  2. Addition of integers
    1. procedure
    2. flowchart
  3. Multiplication of integers
    1. procedure
    2. flowchart
  4. Subtraction of integers
  5. Division of integers
    1. definition
    2. procedure
    3. NEVER DIVIDE BY ZERO

 

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Section 5.2: Prime Numbers

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5.2 Outline

  1. Divisibility
    1. definition
      1. divisor
      2. factor
      3. divides
      4. multiple
    2. number of divisors
      1. divisibility rule for 2
      2. divisibility rule for 3
      3. rules of divisibility for 1-12
    3. finding primes
      1. definitions
        1. prime number
        2. composite number
      2. sieve of Eratosthenes
    4. prime factorization
      1. factoring
      2. prime factorization
      3. fundamental
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Section 5.1: Natural Numbers

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5.1 Outline

  1. Basic concepts
    1. counting numbers
    2. natural numbers
    3. addition
  2. Closure property
    1. definition
    2. closed/not closed
  3. Commutative and associative properties
    1. commutative property for addition
    2. associative property for addition
    3. definition of multiplication
    4. closure for multiplication in the set of natural numbers
    5. commutative property
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