MATH 111 - Math for Elementary Teachers I
- Prerequisite: "C"or higher in MATH 25 OR placement in MATH 100 or higher
- Recommended Prep: Placement in ENG 100 or higher
- Recommended for prospective elementary education majors.
- Elementary Education majors only.
MATH 111 is the first of a two-course sequence designed to give prospective elementary education majors the depth of understanding necessary to teach mathematics in the elementary classroom. Topics include numbers (natural, rational and real) and operations, sets, patterns, functions and algebra. The emphasis is on communication, connections to other parts of mathematics, problem solving, representations, reasoning and proof.
Contact: 3 hours lecture per week
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of MATH 111, the student will be able to:
- Describe various patterns and functional relationships
- Solve problems using correct mathematical reasoning
- Use set notation correctly
- Explain ways of representing numbers, relationships between numbers and different types of number systems
- Explain the meanings of basic mathematical operations and how they relate to each other