MATH 182 - Mathematics for Teacher Education I

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course is designed for students in teacher education. It is intended to provide a thorough knowledge of the concepts of problem solving, set theory, number theory, and the theory of arithmetic. Completion of both MATH 182 and 183 with a grade of B or higher satisfies the Pennsylvania Department of Education Basic Skills test requirement for Mathematics for pre-service teaching candidates.

Prerequisite MATH 100 or appropriate score on placement test

Text
Bennett, Jr., A. B., Burton, L. J., & Nelson, L.T. (2016). Mathematics for elementary teachers a conceptual approach (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. Utilize problem-solving strategies.

B. Apply the concepts of set theory to any set of elements.

C. Apply the concepts of number theory to several numeration systems.

D. Demonstrate the algorithms of arithmetic on all subsets of the real numbers.

Content
A. Problem solving.

B. Set theory.

C. Number theory.

D. Theory of arithmetic.

Student Evaluation
The objectives will be evaluated as follows:

A. Comprehensive departmental final exam, quizzes, assignments

B. Comprehensive departmental final exam, quizzes, assignments

C. Comprehensive departmental final exam, quizzes, assignments

D. Comprehensive departmental final exam, quizzes, assignments

Bibliography
Boaler, J. (2009). What’s math got to do with it? helping children learn to love their most hated subject-and why it’s important for America. New York, NY: Viking.

Boaler, J., & Dweck, C. (2016). Mathematical mindsets: unleashing students’ potential through creative math, inspiring messages and innovative teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Polya, G. (2004).  How to solve it: a new aspect of mathematical method. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.