2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [In Progress]
MTH 324 - Algebra for Elementary Teachers
Analyze characteristics and properties of number systems, patterns, proportions, functions, variables, and algebraic structures. Integrated discussions of children's learning, pedagogy, elementary and middle school curricula, NCTM Standards, and relevant research. Field work is focused on writing lessons/problems and observing/eliciting students' mathematical thinking through visits to a local elementary school. Offered at least one semester per year. Prerequisites: MTH 326 or (MTH 210 and one of: MTH 229, MTH 322, MTH 323).
Credits: 3