Math for Elementary Education

Catalog description

This course is intended as a pre-service content course for elementary education majors. Students explore the conceptual foundations of the numerical content of the mathematics curriculum in the elementary grades with an emphasis on problem solving. Topics include operations and properties of whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios and proportions, exponents, scientific notation, linear equations, nonlinear equations, numeration systems and word problems involving units and large quantities. Earning a B or higher in both Math 107 and Math 110 is an approved alternative assessment to the PAPA exam.