COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE: Math 3261 Mathematics for Middle School Teachers I

CREDIT HOURS: 3

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: A study of the real number system including multiple representations of numbers, relationships between numbers, operations, properties, and estimation. Additional topics include proportional reasoning, algebraic reasoning, and elementary number theory. (This course will not count toward a major or minor in mathematics.)

PREREQUISITE(S): Admission to Teacher Education and permission of instructor.

SUGGESTED TEXT(S): Bassarear, T. (2008). Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers (4th ed.). Houghton Mifflin: Boston, MA.

COURSE OUTLINE:

  • Problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Meaning of each of the four arithmetic operations
  • Functional relationships and representations
  • Conversion among various representations of numbers
  • Proportional reasoning
  • Elementary number theory