Module 1 – Review of Fundamentals
Section-by-Section Learning Objectives
Section 1.1 - The Real Number System
By the time you have completed this section you should be able to:
- Identify various kinds of real number (eg integer, rational,
irrational)
- Explain why some numbers have to be “irrational”
- Locate given numbers graphically on a “Number Line”, and estimate
the value of a number from its position on the Number Line
- Use absolute values to determine distance
- Correctly evaluate arithmetic expressions by applying operations
in the appropriate order, including operations on signed and fractional
numbers
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