MATH 1325 — Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I and II 5 Credit Hours
This course is designed to meet the requirements of the state certification of elementary teachers. Active participation in problem solving, conceptual understanding, and mathematical reasoning are foundations of this course. Students will spend time with properties of numbers, strategies, algorithms, and computation with whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers. Other topics include functions, probability, statistics, non-metric geometry, and geometric measurement. This course requires students to perform strategies, methods, skills and/or calculations without the use of any assistance. Assistance includes but is not limited to charts, notes, formulas, and technology. An arithmetic skills assessment is a required mastery component and must be passed with a score of at least 80% for successful course completion. The arithmetic skills assessment is designed to measure a student's ability to perform arithmetic skills without the use of a calculation device or assistance. This course requires students to perform strategies, methods and/or skills where students perform calculations without the use of any assistance. (3 lecture hours, 4 lab hours)