Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2017 - 2018 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2017 - 2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MATH 134 - Algebraic Thinking and Geometry

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This course is one of the two courses required for liberal studies majors intending to be elementary school teachers. The purpose of the course is to strengthen the students' conceptual understanding of mathematics taught in the K-7 settings. Topics will include: The interplay of algebra and arithmetic, generalization of algorithms from arithmetic to algebra, functions and equations, the hierarchical ordering of operations, basic analytic geometry, elementary geometric ideas of area, perimeter, classification, and spatial relationships.