The objectives of MTH 1523 and MTH 1533 are to:

a) increase students' explicit understanding (a level of understanding which allows one to clearly and accurately communicate mathematical ideas) of some elementary mathematics;

b) increase students' ability to independently increase their own understanding of mathematics (they need to be able to learn math and be confident that they understand it since we can't get to everything they will need to teach elementary students);

c) challenge students' beliefs about mathematics and, hopefully, change their attitudes in a positive way;

d) provide students with an opportunity to experience mathematics in way they will be expected to teach it (for further information on that see NCTM's Professional Standards);

e) introduce, through use rather than demonstration, common manipulatives;

f) begin to develop effective communication skills that will be useful to the student when they begin teaching.

Math 1523 covers the following topics:

• Sets, including the sets of numbers
• Logic
• Functions as relationships and patterns
• Numeration systems
• Computational algorithms
• Number Theory
• Proportional reasoning

Math 1533 covers the following topics:

• Basic probability
• Data collection and display
• Descriptive statistics
• Geometric concepts including transformations
• Measurement

Last updated January 24, 1999. Mary Hannigan