FUNDAMENTALS CONCEPTS ARITHMETIC AND ALGEBRA FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

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Algebraic properties of integer and rational members. Natural and rational numbers. Ordering numbers. Solving simple equations and inequalities. Measurement and approximation. Divisibility rules. Greatest common divisor and least common multiple. Percent, ratios and proportions. Word Problems. Charts. Correspondence. The real numbers. MATE 3132: FUNDAMENTALS CONCEPTS OF GEOMETRY, PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, three (3) credits, three (3) contact hours per week. Euclidean plane geometry: axioms and primitive concepts, simple tests on geometry, elementary properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and circles; geometrical constructions, using compass and ruler constructions, the Cartesian coordinate system, angle and area measurements. Solid Geometry: elementary properties of pyramids, prisms, cylinders measurements, cones and spheres, volume measurements, applications. Statistics: exploratory data analysis, grouped data, central tendency measurements and variation, probability, independent and mutually exclusive events; normal distribution and applications.