Course Detail
Units:
4.0
Course Components:
Laboratory
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Requirement Designation:
Quant Reason(Math & Stat/Log) & Quant Intensive BS
Description
This is the first course in a two-course sequence for prospective elementary school teachers. This is a content course that provides teachers with a deeper understanding of the real number system and arithmetic operations for whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. This provides the conceptual framework that allows teachers to analyze and correct common student misunderstandings in Grades K-6. See the Utah State Core Curriculum at www.usoe.k12.ut.us. Teaching methods pertaining to this material are discussed in EDU 5360. Recommended prerequisite is MATH 1010 with a B- or better or either MATH 2000 or MATH 1050 with a C or better, an Accuplacer AAF score of at least 250, an ACT math score of at least 24, or an SAT math score of at least 580. It is also recommended that prerequisites have been completed within two years prior to taking this course.