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Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MATH 102 - Mathematics for the Elementary School Teacher 3 hours


This course is designed to help preservice elementary school teachers develop a conceptual framework for mathematics, especially for those aspects normally experienced in elementary school. Through their work in the course the students study the main themes of mathematics throughout the curriculum, considering both mathematical and pedagogical content issues in teaching mathematics. Topics include sets, logic, informal geometry, numeration systems, properties of real numbers and an introduction to probability and statistics. Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in MATH 104  or a score of 19 or above on the math portion of the ACT or 460 or above SAT score, or a passing score on the Columbia College math placement exam.