MATH 2590 - Mathematics for Teachers of Middle Grades

3 Credit Hours 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours
Prerequisites 6 hours of mathematics.
The development of the student’s ability to communicate mathematically through reading, writing and discussing ideas will be strongly emphasized along with the cultural, historical, and scientific applications of mathematics. Topics will include the development of the set of real numbers, number theory, geometric figures in the plane and in space, and measurement, including area and volume. Mathematical ideas will be developed in a lab setting using technology and physical models to motivate and assist the more formal development.

Notes Not for math majors.