MATH180 — Number Theory for K-8 Teachers
MATH 180 - Number Theory for K-8 Teachers MATH 180 - Number Theory for K-8 Teachers 5 Credits This course guides students in examining the ideas and reasoning underlying the real number system and its associated operations. Students will also study the reasoning behind common and unfamiliar computation algorithms; physical, visual, and symbolic representations of numbers; percentages and proportions; problem solving; and will practice communicating mathematical ideas. Recommended for prospective or practicing K-8 teachers. 0 Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 098 Fees Quarters Typically inter Day Designed to Serve Elementary education majors (especially those completing the Elementary Education DTA), along with interested parents and paraeducators. Active Date 2014-02-03 Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0 Total Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation Course Outline (Throughout the course) Problem solving (Throughout the course) Error patterns and reasoning of students learning about numbers and operations State and national standards for mathematics education Concept of a number Process and features of numeration Structure of numbers (order, divisibility, common multiples/factors) Meaning of basic whole number operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide; exponentiation) Alternative algorithms for whole number computation Concept of and ar
Prerequisites: MATH091