Math

Course Schedule and Deadlines

  • Hawkes Learning Assignments:

    • Section 4.1 and Section 4.2 certified and completed due Sunday night.

  • Upcoming Course Schedule:

    • Tuesday in-class activity: Covers all Module 1 material. Focuses on applying tools and strategies to open application problems without explicit section labels.

    • Section 4.3: Rates and proportionality.

    • Section 4.4: Skipped temporarily to align with the next module.

    • Exam 1 Date: Scheduled for September 22.

  • Attendance and Grading:

    • Quiz submission serves as class attendance on quiz days.

    • In-class activities are graded based on completion.

Percentage Calculations: Discounts, Percent Decrease, and Absolute Change

  • Key Terminology:

    • Absolute Change: The total numerical difference between two values, defined as ∣New Value−Old Value∣|\text{New Value} - \text{Old Value}| or ∣Original Value−New Value∣|\text{Original Value} - \text{New Value}|

    • Percent Change: The ratio of absolute change to the original value, expressed as a percentage:     Percent Change=New Value−Old ValueOriginal Value×100%\text{Percent Change} = \frac{\text{New Value} - \text{Old Value}}{\text{Original Value}} \times 100\%

    • Percent Decrease: A negative percent change indicating a reduction in value.

  • Cereal Discount