Modern Mathematics for Elementary Teaching I: Numbers and Problem-Solving

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Three hours lecture per week Current issues of modern mathematics curriculum, including abstract thinking and problem-solving approaches to teaching. Content covers: systems of numeration, nature of numbers and fundamental operations, relations and functions, properties of integers, rational and real numbers, and mathematical modeling. Problem-solving strategies and geometric interpretations are stressed. Designed for students intending to teach in grades K-8. This course is not open to students who have credit for Calculus.