Introduction to Math
1h 9 min! Run Time
Employees
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of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
If you took math in school, you probably hit a point where you thought, "When am I ever going to use this?"
What this course covers:
- How math is important in business
- Common reactions to math and where they come from
- A starting point for using math at work
- Approaching the subject without the intimidation
The introductory overview for the math series.
System Requirements
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Introduction to Math
Addition and subtraction are the most commonly used math operations in daily life, which makes understanding how to perform them worth the time. This course covers common terms along with how to carry out basic addition and subtraction.
What this course covers:
- Why addition and subtraction are the operations you use most
- Common terms used in addition and subtraction
- How to perform basic addition
- How to perform basic subtraction
Part of the Introduction to Math series, suited to learners building or refreshing foundational number skills. No prior maths study is assumed.
Once you finish school, most of the math you meet comes as word problems, where you have to work out how to solve them from the words alone.
What this course covers:
- Why everyday math shows up as word problems
- How to read a word problem for clues
- Which words point to which math operation
- Choosing the right operation to solve the problem
Build the skills to tackle word problems with confidence.
You estimate more often than you think, from grocery bills to tipping.
What this course covers:
- What estimation is and how it differs from exact calculation
- Everyday examples like budgeting a grocery trip or rounding a tip
- How to estimate quickly and reliably
- When estimation is useful in a business setting
You will build a practical skill you can use every day at work.
When we talk about finding averages, we usually mean one of three values: the mean, the median, or the mode.
What this course covers:
- What the mean, median, and mode each represent
- How to calculate each type of average
- Why each average is useful
- Using averages to spot what is normal and make predictions
A clear introduction to the everyday math of averages.
This short lesson introduces inequalities and how we compare numbers with one another.
What this course covers:
- What inequalities are
- Comparing numbers as greater than or less than one another
- Building the number sense behind these comparisons
You will leave with a clear foundation for working with inequalities.
Multiplication and division are quick ways to add groups of numbers together or split a group into even parts, and a few strategies make them far easier.
What this course covers:
- The terms used in multiplication and division
- How the two operations relate to each other
- Strategies to master equations
- Working with groups and subgroups of numbers
Strengthen your math foundations, self-paced on Coggno.
Positive and negative numbers appear everywhere, from temperatures to bank balances. This short lesson helps you get comfortable with both.
What this course covers:
- What positive and negative numbers are
- How positive and negative numbers are used
- Practical examples you meet in everyday life
- Building confidence with the underlying concept
It is a friendly starting point for anyone brushing up on the basics of math.
If you understand fractions, you are ready to explore an alternative way to handle non-whole numbers.
What this course covers:
- What decimals are
- How decimals relate to fractions
- How to use decimals in everyday equations
By the end of the lesson, you will know what decimals are and how to work with them.
In math we often work with whole numbers, but what happens when things do not divide evenly? This course introduces fractions and how they help you handle the leftovers.
What this course covers:
- What a fraction is and why we use one
- The parts that make up a fraction
- How fractions handle remainders in division
- Using fractions to split things evenly
You will gain a clear, working understanding of fractions and how to use them.
Fractions and decimals both express parts of a whole. This short course introduces one more way to do the same thing: percentages.
What this course covers:
- How percentages relate to fractions and decimals
- What a percentage actually represents
- How to use percentages in everyday situations
By the end, you will know what percentages are and how to work with them.
Get comfortable with the metric system, the measurement standard used around the world.
What this course covers:
- Why the metric system matters even in the United States
- Basic metric vocabulary and definitions
- Common conversions between the Imperial and metric systems
- Practical ways to apply metric measurement day to day
You'll finish able to read and convert metric measurements with confidence.
If you didn't enjoy math back in school, and especially if you struggled with it, business math may seem intimidating. This program is about that fear.
What this course covers:
Clear the fear first. The numbers get easier after that.