MATH 46 - Mathematics for Elementary Education

Institution:

De Anza College

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(Formerly Mathematics 63.) (See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: Mathematics 114 with a grade of C or better. Advisory: English Writing 211 and Reading 211 (or Language Arts 211), or English as a Second Language 272 and 273. (Also listed as Education 46. Student may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.) Five hours lecture. Designed for prospective elementary and middle school teachers. The class is an introduction to the discipline of mathematics as the use of logical, quantitative, and spatial reasoning in the abstraction, modeling, and problem solving of realworld situations. The main topics in the course include the origins of mathematics, mathematical reasoning and problem solving strategies, theory of sets, integers and integral number theory, rational numbers and proportion, real numbers and decimal notation, and measurement. Throughout the course students will experience the learning of mathematics in a way that models how they can create an active learning environment for their future students.

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5.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.deanza.edu/

Phone Number:

(408) 864-5678

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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