If you do the practice exercises on Khan Academy that are linked below and score "proficient" on them, you should do fine on the final exam. Also note some of the meanings and definitions - these will be helpful on the exam.
Final Exam Dates and Times
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 11am in 106 Winship
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7:30am in 223 Academic
Exercises on KhanAcademy.org
Addition 4
Subtraction 4
Multiplication 4
Division 4
Area of squares and rectangles
Order of operations
Adding and subtracting negative numbers
Multiplying and dividing negative numbers
Exponents 1
Multiplying fractions
Dividing fractions
Adding and subtracting fractions
Multiplying mixed numbers 1
Inequalities on a number line
Dividing decimals
Multiplying decimals
Subtracting decimals
Adding decimals 2
Combining like terms 2
Linear equations 3
Age word problems
Negative number word problems
Arithmetic word problems 2
Percentage word problems 1
Discount tax and tip word problems
Converting decimals to percents
Converting fractions to decimals
Solving similar triangles 1
Proportions 1
Pythagorean theorem 1
Triangle angles 1
Supplementary angles
Complementary angles
Perimeter of squares and rectangles
Area of a circle
Radius diameter and circumference
Exercises on Other Sites
Find measure of an angle composed of various other angles (to be recorded)
Area of triangle (to be recorded)
Perimeter of a strange shape (to be recorded)
Volume of a box
Area of a rectangle
Meanings & Definitions
Perform the indicated operations – add these if the symbol is +, subtract if the symbol is -, etc.
Combining like terms – add up (or subtract) the pieces that match
Eliminate grouping symbols – get rid of parenthesis (legally). It likely means to distribute a number “across” the bits in the parenthesis.
Collect all like terms – aka combine like terms
Is 7 a solution to the equation ___________? – plug in 7 for the variable and do the math. If both sides are equal, the answer is yes.
Translate to an equation, solve this equation, and answer the question. – Figure this word problem out and give an answer.
Write as a unit rate – the answer is something like 52 inches/hour or 78.3 feet/minute or 12.72 miles/hour. It’s a number with a something-per-something.
Perimeter – the distance around a figure.
Circumference – the distance around a circle (i.e. the perimeter of a circle)
Area – the amount of carpet it would take to cover a figure. The answer has something like square feet or square inches or square something at the end.
Volume – the amount of water that you could put into a box or container of some type. The answer has cubic inches, cubic feet or some other cubic something at the end.
