MATHEMATICS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare teachers of middle school mathematics. The course provides an overview of some of the mathematics taught in grades 6-10 with an emphasis on conceptual understanding and communication of mathematical principles through reasoning and problem-solving. Topics will include transformational geometry; counting and probability; and statistics. Additional topics may include set theory; graph theory; number theory; coding; intuitive calculus; introduction to linear algebra; basic topology; and discrete mathematics. Pre-requisite: MATH-143 or MATH-147 with a grade of C or better, or satisfactory placement score.