MATH 211 - Struc of elementary School Math I

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Yakima Valley Community College

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Description:

5 credits quarters: F, W This purpose of this course is to develop a better understanding and mastery of the mathematical principles and processes underlying current and evolving programs of mathematics instruction in elementary school grades K-8. It is designed to achieve needed changes in mathematics education and to prepare pre-service elementary teachers with the mathematical content to implement the guidelines outlined in the NCTM Standards as well as the Washington State EALRs. The course will examine the following topics: problems-solving, set and numeration, whole numbers, number theory, fractions, decimals, ratios and proportions, percents, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and function. An optional topic, which should be presented if time allows, is basic symbolic logic. This course is taught as a course in mathematics content, not as a course in methods of teaching elementary school mathematics. The purpose is not to judge how well a person can teach the material but instead how well they comprehend and can communicate the concepts. Prerequisite: MATH 095 with a C+ or better or placement into MATH 104; students must have a basic understanding of algebra.

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5.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.yvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 574-4600

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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