EDMA 581 - Mathematical Principles and Concepts for Elementary/Middle School Teachers I

Three hours.
3 Credits

This course will provide teachers of grades K-8 with a foundation in the algebra of the real number system. Topics include: subsets of the real numbers and binary operations on them, rules of logical inference, polynomials, solution of linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, the function concept and the graphical representation of functions, combinations and permutations of finite sets, the principle of mathematical induction. (Credits for this course are not applicable toward a degree in mathematics.)