Language and Symbols 1 MPES Ecole Suprieure de

Language and Symbols 1 MPES Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Neuchâtel Pierre Marchal http: //creativecommons. org/licences/by/3. 0/ Attribute to: Pierre Marchal (Jean-Piaget High School)

Objectives of the course By the end of the course, you should be able to: – Give the names of operations and operands – Know the symbols and the way to use them

Addition: a + b = c • a and b are called the addends • c is called the sum • The operation may be read: – a plus b – the sum of a and b – a added to b

Subtraction: a - b = c • a and b have not a special name • c is called the difference • There are several ways to say subtract: – a minus b – the difference between a and b – b subtracted to a

Multiplication: a(b) = c a b = c • a and b are called factors ab = c a×b = c • c is called the product • There are several ways to say multiply: – a multiplied by b – a times b – the product of a and b

Division: a÷b = c a b =c • a is the dividend • b is the divisor • c is called the quotient • There are several ways to say divide: a divided by b – the quotient of a and b – /

Symbols • • • = > < ≥ ≤ ≈ is equal to is greater than is less than is greater than or equal to is less than and equal to is approximately equal to

By the end of this course You are able to : – Give the names of operations and operands – Know the symbols and the way to use them

See you for the next course, please learn your lesson! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION