MATH 260 — BASIC MATH AND PRE-ALGEBRA – 5 Units
Advisory: English Placement Level 3 or higher Class Hours: 90 lecture total (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 270) This course covers topics from arithmetic through an introduction to algebra. Topics include basic operations on whole numbers, fractions, 2025-2026 Shasta College Catalog____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________Chapter 4: Courses & Competencies mixed numbers, decimal numbers, and signed numbers, along with presenting word problem applications for each. Additional topics include order of operations, ratio and proportion, solving percent problems, and an introduction to variables and beginning concepts of algebra. Algebraic concepts to be introduced include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of algebraic expressions and solving algebraic equations. This course may be offered in a distance education format.