MATHEMATICS FOUNDATIONS: NUMERICAL & ALGEBRAIC CONCEPTS

Catalog description

This course covers mathematics content critical to teachers of high school mathematics. The course is thoroughly aligned with the Common Core for Mathematics for High School and addresses topics at a level appropriate for a secondary level teacher audience. Topics include the following critical areas: number theory; algebraic concepts; problem solving; equations and inequalities including linear and simple exponential forms; functions in various representations; modeling a variety of situations with functions; functions and equations involving rational exponents; and quadratic functions and equations. The course also focuses on effective teaching strategies for secondary math teachers. Note that students will not receive credit for this class if they have completed EDUC 5370 Numbers and Operations in the Middle School.Faculty: J. QUINN