Algebra & Geometry For Teacher

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This course continues the study of functions, algebra, and geometry from prior CVMI courses. In this course the focus is on exponential processes and inverse processes, with an emphasis on problem solving. Topics include the laws of exponents; the transition from simple to compound interest; calculations with compound interest; exponential functions, including domain, range, graph, and different bases; logarithm functions as the inverse of exponential functions; the natural base e and natural logarithms; applications to growth and decay; applications of logarithms in everyday life; and the history of exponential functions and logarithms.This course, and the ones that precede it, ready the participant for the year-long curriculum project. Participants study current research on mathematics education and analyze the mathematics content and teaching skills necessary to help students develop additive, multiplicative, and proportional reasoning. The year-long curriculum project involves the collection and analysis of student work, the adaptation or creation of lessons designed to build high-level mathematics understanding, learning about and engaging in formative assessment in the mathematics classroom, and examining the continuum of concept development in the elementary and middle grades. Prerequisites: EDEL550 and EDEL551 and EDEL552 and EDEL553 and EDEL554 and EDEL557 Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate College of Health and Human Sciences School of Education