Mathematics Courses

HISTORY

Forsaken Fields VC.HIS.86
Delves into the history of California’s Japanese-American farmers before, during and after they were
forced into U.S. internment camps during World War II. Captures the emotional complexity and
resilience

of a community determined to survive one of the darker chapters in national history. (26 min., CC,
2001)

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives VC.HIS.90
Memories of former slaves as recorded by Federal Writers Project journalists in the late 1930s.
Transcribed as spoken, they provide first-hand accounts of what it was to be a slave. (75 min., CC,
2003)

MATHEMATICS

Real to Reel
Accompanies Basic College Mathematics, 6th ed., by Lial, et. al. Addison Wesley Longman, 2002.

Chapter 1: Whole Numbers
VC.MATH.52 A
1.1 Reading and Writing Whole Numbers
1.2 Adding Whole Numbers
1.3 Subtracting Whole Numbers

VC.MATH.52 B
1.4 Multiplying Whole Numbers
1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers
1.6 Long Division

VC.MATH.52 C
1.7 Rounding Whole Numbers
1.8 Exponents, Roots, and Order of Operations
1.9 Reading Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Line Graphs
1.10 Solving Application Problems

Chapter 2: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
VC.MATH.53 A
2.1 Basics of Fractions
2.2 Mixed Numbers
2.3 Factors
2.4 Writing a Fraction in Lowest Terms

VC.MATH.53 B
2.5 Multiplying Fractions
2.6 Applications of Multiplication
2.7 Dividing Fractions
2.8 Multiplying and Dividing Mixed Numbers

Real to Reel, Continued
Chapter 3: Adding and Subtracting Fractions VC.MATH.54
3.1 Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions
3.2 Least Common Multiples
3.3 Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
3.4 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
3.5 Order Relations and the Order of Operations

Chapter 4: Decimals
VC.MATH.55 A
4.1 Reading and Writing Decimals
4.2 Rounding Decimals
4.3A Adding and Subtracting Decimals (A)

VC.MATH.55 B
4.3B Adding and Subtracting Decimals (B)
4.4 Multiplying Decimals
4.5 Dividing Decimals
4.6 Writing Fractions as Decimals

Chapter 5: Ratio and Proportion VC.MATH.56
5.1 Ratios
5.2 Rates
5.3 Proportions
5.4 Solving Proportions
5.5 Solving Application Problems with Proportions

Chapter 6: Percent
VC.MATH.57 A
6.1 Basics of Percent
6.2 Percents and Fractions
6.3 Using Percent Proportion and Identifying the Components in a Percent Problem
6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems

VC.MATH.57 B
6.5 Using Percent Equation
6.6 Solving Application Problems with Percents
6.7 Simple Interest
6.8 Compound Interest

Chapter 7: Measurement VC.MATH.58
7.1 Problem Solving with English Measurement
7.2 The Metric System - Length
7.3 The Metric System - Capacity and Weight (Mass)
7.4 Problem Solving with Metric Measurement
7.5 Metric-English Conversions and Temperature

Real to Reel, Continued
Chapter 8: Geometry
VC.MATH.59 A
8.1 Basic Geometric Terms
8.2 Angles and Their Relationships
8.3 Rectangles and Squares

VC.MATH.59 B
8.4 Parallelograms and Trapezoids
8.5 Triangles
8.6 Circles

VC.MATH.59 C
8.7 Volume
8.8 Pythagorean Theorem
8.9 Similar Triangles

Chapter 9: Basic Algebra
VC.MATH.60 A
9.1 Signed Numbers
9.2 Adding and Subtracting Signed Numbers
9.3 Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers
9.4 Order of Operations

VC.MATH.60 B
9.5 Evaluating Expressions and Formulas
9.6 Solving Equations
9.7 Solving Equations with Several Steps
9.8 Using Equations to Solve Application Problems

Chapter 10: Statistics VC.MATH.61
10.1 Circle Graphs
10.2 Bar Graphs and Line Graphs
10.3 Frequency Distributions and Histograms
10.4 Mean, Median, and Mode

NURSING
Caring for the Antepartum Patient VC.N.06
Focuses on the physiological and emotional changes a woman experiences during pregnancy.
Discusses patient history and prenatal care. (30 min., CC, 2004)

Labor and Pain Control VC.N.07
Details the process of labor, physiology of pain and several measures that may be used to manage a
laboring patient’s pain. (35 min., CC, 2004)