Basic Technical Mathematics, 11th Edition

1 Basic Algebraic Operations

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completion of this chapter, the student should be able to:

• Identify real, imaginary, rational, and irrational numbers

• Perform mathematical operations on integers, decimals, fractions, and radicals

• Use the fundamental laws of algebra in numeric and algebraic expressions

• Employ mathematical order of operations

• Understand technical measurement, approximation, the use of significant digits, and rounding

• Use scientific and engineering notations

• Convert units of measurement

• Rearrange and solve basic algebraic equations

• Interpret word problems using algebraic symbols

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