MATHEMATICS SYLLABI
EDU 444
Methods/Materials |
Designed for the middle
grades teacher. Process and content are emphasized. Teaching
strategies, techniques, and learning activities for the middle
grades mathematics content are discussed. |
MAT 090
Introductory Algebra |
A review of arithmetic (whole numbers,
fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, percent, positive and negative numbers, roots
of numbers) and introduction to algebra. |
MAT 092
Intermediate Algebra |
Basic concepts, linear equations and
inequalities, graphing linear equations, systems of linear equations and inequalities,
polynomials, factoring, and quadratic equations. |
MAT 115
Trigonometry |
Trigonometric functions, right triangle
trigonometry, solving oblique triangles, graphing trigonometric functions, inverse
trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, applications of trigonometry, complex
numbers, exponential, and logarithmic functions. |
MAT 121
Calculus I |
Topics will include the Cartesian plane and
functions of one variable, limits and their properties, differentiation, the Fundamental
Theorem of Calculus, integration, and applications of differentiation and integration. |
MAT 122
Calculus II |
Topics will include the calculus of
trigonometric and exponential functions, techniques and applications of integration,
improper integrals, indeterminate forms, infinite series, and differential equations. |
MAT 208
Math for Business |
Emphasis on applications of mathematical
concepts to business and economics. Graphing techniques, systems of equations and
inequalities, matrices, Gauss-Jordan elimination, linear programming, elementary
differentiation techniques. |
MAT 213
Elementary Statistics |
Analysis of data (histograms, stem plots,
measures of center and spread of a distribution, normal distribution, scatter plots, least
squares regression, correlation), producing data (design of experiments, sampling design),
probability (probability rules, random variables, probability distributions), and
statistical inference (confidence intervals, tests of significance). |
MAT 302
Teaching Mathematics in Elementary School |
This course is designed for the K-6 teacher.
Process and content are emphasized. Teaching strategies, techniques, and learning
activities for the K-6 mathematics content are discussed. Students will demonstrate
teaching techniques. This course is writing intensive. |
MAT 325
GEOMETRY |
This course involves Euclidean
and non-Euclidean geometry, a synthetic approach to Euclidean
plane geometry, use of Euclidean geometry including volumes and surface areas,
significance of the parallel postulate, analytic methods, introductory transformational
geometry, and geometric models. |
MAT 404
Abstract Algebra |
Integers and equivalence relations, groups,
rings, integral domains, fields. (writing intensive). |
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