Patterns, Reasoning, & Proof for Middle School Teachers

Catalog description

Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MTH 168 or MTH 181. Enrollment is restricted to students seeking middle childhood licensure with mathematics as one of their two areas of concentration or by permission of Mathematics Department Chairperson. This course will be an in-depth study of mathematical topics in middle school curricula in the area of mathematical ways of thinking via patterns, reasoning, and proof. Topics include patterns and sequences, proof by induction, proof by contradiction, direct proof, and problem solving strategies. Goals include developing deep understandings of these topics as appropriate for middle school teachers. No credit toward the mathematics major or minor.