ABE Math Tutorials/Skill list

Skill List for ABE Math Tutorials

 * Basic addition and subtraction facts
 * Basic multiplication and division fact
 * Place value
 * Rounding numbers
 * Addition and Subtraction of larger numbers
 * Multiplication and Division of larger numbers
 * Different ways of expressing operations
 * Arithmetic word problems
 * Cost and distance problems
 * Order of operations
 * "Set-up" problems
 * Using formulas
 * Use of an unknown (introduction to algebra)
 * Understanding when there is "not enough information"
 * Working with Powers of 10
 * Estimation
 * Introduction to the Metric system (for Canadian students only)
 * What is a fraction?
 * Equivalent fractions
 * Reducing fractions, raising denominators
 * Mixed numbers, improper fractions
 * Adding and subtracting fractions
 * Multiplying and dividing fractions
 * Understanding ratio and proportion
 * Probability
 * What is a decimal?
 * Place value & rounding decimals
 * Comparing decimals
 * Adding and subtracting decimals
 * Multiplying and dividing decimals
 * Converting units in the Metric system (for Canadian students only)
 * Scientific notation
 * What is a percent?
 * Changing percents to fractions
 * Changing percents to decimals
 * Finding the "part" in percent questions
 * Finding the "whole" in percent questions
 * Finding the "percent" in percent questions
 * Percent increase and decrease
 * Simple interest
 * Median and mean
 * Exponents
 * Introduction to geometry: terms
 * Perimeters
 * Areas
 * Volumes
 * Angles
 * Triangles
 * The Pythagorean relationship
 * The geometry of lines
 * The number line
 * The co-ordinate plane
 * Slope and distance
 * Positive and negative numbers
 * Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers
 * Multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers
 * Algebra: monomials
 * Algebra: writing a mathematical "sentence"
 * Solving equations
 * binomials and factoring