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Squares, Roots and Powers OpenCourseWare: The Open University's Free Undergraduate Math Class

Published Feb 12, 2009

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'Squares, Roots and Powers' is a free course OpenCourseWare available online through The Open University. When finished reviewing this undergraduate-level course, students will be familiar with the properties and uses of exponents, including squares, roots and powers. This course is intended for students studying any field that requires the use of these mathematical principles, including Chemistry, Statistics and Engineering.

Squares, Roots and Powers Course Specifics:

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Squares, Roots and Powers Course Description:

'Squares, Roots and Powers' is a free OpenCourseWareoffered by the Mathematics and Statistics Department of The Open University. This purpose of this undergraduate-level course is to help students understand exponents and to explain they are used in scientific notation and other calculations. The course includes helpful tricks to calculate square and cube roots, as well as the properties of negative powers, scientific notation and

fractional exponents. Five hours are needed to complete this online class.

Downloadable materials include a set of exercises for students to solve and an answer key to compare their work against, as well as online unit notes. To take advantage of this free OpenCourseWare, visit the mathematics of exponents and roots course page.

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