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Here are all the topics that you need to be comfortable with for the final. Read this list carefully while looking
through your notes, quizzes, homework, and assignments. If theres a topic that you are not very confident in,
make sure you address this on Wednesday or Thursday.
1. Fractions
a. Multiplying fractions;
b. Dividing fractions;
c. Adding and subtracting fractions (and finding common denominators);
d. Finding equivalent fractions and reducing/simplifying fractions.
2. Metric Conversions
Make sure that you can convert from any metric unit of mass/volume/distance to any other metric unit
of mass/volume/distance. For example, do you know how to find out how many cm are in 47 km?
3. Negative Numbers
Make sure you can perform any operation (addition/subtraction/division/multiplication) with negative
numbers without a calculator! Tip: Think of a number line (or a thermometer) for this.
4. Proportions
a. Recognizing a proportional situation;
b. Cross-multiplying with fractions;
c. Setting up cross-multiplications from word problems, and solving them;
d. Recognizing ratios (same units) and rates (different units) as examples of proportions;
e. The golden ratio (1.61803) and examples of where we see it;
5. Statistics
a. Scatter plots (including identifying coordinates)
b. Bar graphs
c. Circle graphs and calculating the angular size of each section by cross-multiplication
d. Fundamentals of graphing (providing appropriate titles, labeling axes, legends, scaling graphs
strategically, etc);
e. Calculating an average from various data points;
f. Identifying the median from various data points;
g. Identifying the mode from various data points.
6. Sequences and Series
a. Recognizing simple number patterns and finding unknown numbers in these patterns;
b. Recognizing arithmetic progression (both in the given series, and graphically);
c. Identifying the common difference and extra number;
d. Using the common difference and extra number to write a formula (T = (CD)(n) + EN);
e. Finding the nth term (finding the term given a certain rank number after finding the formula);
f. Finding the rank number that gives us a certain term (after finding the formula);
7. Probability
a. Recognizing events and their overall likelihood of occurring as probabilities;
b. Expressing exact probabilities as fractions (and decimals) for basic situations, such as flipping a coin,
rolling a die, picking from a deck of cards, etc;
c. Multi-event probability (multiplying the probabilities of each together);
d. Multi-event probability with removal (remember that the denominator changes in this case based on
the situation, such as in Battleship or the bag of marbles example we did).
8. Geometry
a. Recognizing basic angle relationships (complementary, supplementary, and vertically opposite);
b. Finding unknown angles based on these angle relationships;
c. Recognizing the three types of triangles (equilateral, isosceles, scalene);
d. Using the Triangle Sum Theorem (knowing that a triangles angles must add up to 180) to find
unknown angles in triangles;
e. Understanding the perimeter of triangles and using it to find side lengths and vice versa;
f. Regular and irregular polygons;
g. Total sum of all interior angles in different polygons;
h. Knowing the names for polygons with between 3 and 12 sides (triangle to dodecagon);
i. Using the formula to find the sum of interior angles for any polygon of n sides: (n 2) x 180
j. Exterior angles.