EDUC 203 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers

A continuation of basic college mathematics with additional topics from elementary algebra, geometry, mathematical reasoning, basic number operations, probability, and the history of mathematics. The curriculum includes investigations with manipulatives, calculators and computers. 

Credits

3

Offered

Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Apply a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems
2. Create and use a variety of representations of sets to model physical, social, and mathematical phenomena
3. Illustrate the foundational and traditional algorithms for Whole Number, Integer, and Rational Number arithmetic using visual representations
4. Identify and use the properties of Real Numbers
5. Employ principles of number theory as a problem-soving strategy
6. Demonstrate the use of physical representations to illustrate numerals in decimal and non-decimal based place value systems
7. Convert numerals between various positional and additive systems
8. Incorporate estimation techniques to assess reasonableness of solutions