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INFORMATION SHEET 1.3-1
BASIC MATHEMATICS

Learning Objectives: After reading this information sheet, the student/ trainee
should be able to;
1. Define what mathematics is.
2. Identify the different arithmetic operations.
3. Perform basic mathematical problems.

MATHEMATICS
It is the systematic study of magnitude, quantities, and their relationships as
expressed symbolically in the form of numerals and forms.

Comparison of mathematics in the workplace with mathematics in the
classroom reveals a disjuncture that is disconcerting to anyone who believes that a
primary purpose of school is to prepare students for work. School mathematics lives
in decontextualized ether, employing data that are without blemish and language that
is devoid of ambiguity. In contrast, real problems are embedded in concrete tasks,
use data that are often ill-defined or inaccurate, and rely on language that is often
imprecise and misleading. In the world of work, mathematics is collaborative rather
than individualistic; accuracy is defined by the situation rather than given by the
textbook; and mathematical processes are used rather than studied. The new
challenge is to seek common ground among these very different traditions--of
mathematics for and from the workplace and of mathematics as preparation for
further study.

One resolution of the dilemma of tracking would be a common mathematics
program that could serve equally well as preparation both for college and for skilled
work. All students could benefit from the broadening effects of such a high school
preparation, yet there are currently few good models of curricula that serve both
agendas. Another approach would be to develop a new form of vocational and
technical education, with status equal to the academic track, that would
simultaneously prepare students for the world of work and for further study in post-
secondary institutions. U.S. educators who are concerned about vocational
education debate both the desirability and feasibility of such a "separate but equal"
track.

Date Developed:
SECTOR ELECTRONICS Document No.
May 04, 2020
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ZAMBOANGA QUALIFI- COMPUTER Developed By: Page 54 of
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