A SPECIAL COURSE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WHO ENTER HIGH SCHOOL WITH ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS BELOW THE SIXTH-GRADE LEVEL IS PRESENTED. AFTER COMPLETION, THE STUDENTS WILL BE QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS COURSE DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT PLANNING TO ENTER COLLEGE. THE BASIC CONCEPTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, AND SKILLS OF ARITHMETIC WILL BE TAUGHT, INCLUDING A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE PLACE SYSTEM OF DECIMAL NOTATION AND A THOROUGH MASTERY OF THE BASIC FACTS. UNITS COVERED ARE FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, PERCENT, PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF MATHEMATICS, AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. EACH UNIT CONTAINS AN INTRODUCTION FOR THE TEACHER AND PROBLEMS FOR THE STUDENTS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO INCLUDED.