MATH 1600 Mathematics for Teachers

This content course is designed for teachers at the elementary school level; topics included are numerical systems, sets and relations, primes and divisors, binary operations and properties, rational numbers, real numbers, problem solving, elementary algebra, geometry, statistics and probability, decimal/fraction/ratio, and proportion/percent operations. This course will not be accepted as part of the requirements of a major in mathematics or as a general education requirement.

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

PHIL 2205

Typically Offered

Athens Campus: spring evening — Demorest Campus: odd spring day

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Know mathematics concepts through the use of various models.
2. Model arithmetic problems using several visual and/or tactile modeling techniques.
3. Internalize these modeling techniques and use them to do mental calculations with agility.
4. Appreciate at a basic level some of the internal structure of the number system and the appropriate use of that structure in problem solving.
5. Know the mental processes required to develop a strong foundation in mathematics.
6. Know the pitfalls associated with learning arithmetic, and will reflect upon the student’s own insecurities with the subject.
7. Know fundamental concepts of geometry through experiential activities.
8. Work together to solve mathematical challenges.
9. Demonstrate the student’s mathematical abilities to others.