This module is to equip the students understanding of basic mathematics necessary to meet the cognitive and practical requirements of higher education programmes.

1.      VOCABULARY

Provide a list of key words commonly used in mathematics and reinforce the vocabulary with practice in arithmetic and basic algebra without the use of calculator. Introduce words in English and internationally used symbols and expressions for fundamental operations in mathematics, basic numeracy, and algebra.

2.      ARITHMETIC

    Real Numbers

Set of real numbers and its subsets: Natural numbers, Whole numbers, Integers, Rational Numbers, Irrational numbers. Arithmetic   properties, Operations on Fractions, decimal numbers, percentages, and Ratios. Exponent laws, Operations with radicals.; Rationalizing numerators and   denominators.

3.      MEASUREMENT AND UNIT CONVERSIONS

      Unit conversion of length, area and volume, Real life problems.

4.      ALGEBRA

        Polynomials.

Algebraic expressions, Rational expressions

Polynomials: Operations on Polynomials