COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Number: MATH2850
Course Title: MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION I
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: MATH1600
Corequisite:
Bulletin Description:
MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION I (3). Pr., MATH1600 or higher. Mathematical insights for elementary school teachers. Sets, the structure of the number system (Integers, Fraction, Decimals).
Open for credit only for elementary education majors except by special permission of the mathematics department.
Objectives:
To present to the elementary education student the mathematical background necessary for an understanding of the mathematical principles that are introduced to children in the elementary grades. Emphasis on sets and an understanding og the number system (integers, fractions, decimals) and number theory.
Course Content:
Thinking Critically (Problem Solving). [6 days]
Sets, Whole Numbers, and Functions. [8 days]
Definitions, Concept of Axioms/Proof structure, Set operations, Venn diagrams, , Whole numbers (Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division), Relations and Functions.
Numeration and Computation. [7 days]
Different Number Bases, Algorithms for basic operations, Estimation.
Number Theory. [6 days]
Divisibility, Factorization, Prime numbers and Composite numbers, Greatest Common Divisor & Least Common Multiple.
Integers. [3 days]
Fractions and Rational Numbers. [ 6 days]
Equivalence Classes, Fractions, Operations with rational numbers, Applications.
Decimal numbers. [6 days]
Properties, Infinite series/non terminating fractions, Operations, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Decimals and Fractions.
Three hour exams. [3 days]