Fundamental Concepts of Childhood Mathematics

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A course for prospective teachers of K-8 mathematics. Topics are chosen from: prime numbers and the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic, divisibility tests, rational versus irrational numbers, the division algorithm, modular arithmetic, geometric transformations, symmetry, congruence, similarity, the Pythagorean Theorem, logic, and boolean algebra. Coding will be introduced as a way of including algorithmic, iterative, and recursive thinking into the course. Appropriate educational technology (e.g. GeoGebra) will be utilized. Restricted to students in Education majors.