Fall, 2005 Course Announcement
M360M: MATHEMATICS AS PROBLEM SOLVING
Unique number: 58785
Time and Place: TTH 2 - 3:30
p.m., RLM 5.114.
Intended Audience: Well
qualified students interested in teaching mathematics at the secondary,
middle school, elementary, or two-year college level.
Degree and Certification Program
Relevance:
• Students pursuing the BA or BS in math and working
for secondary mathematics certification may count this course toward
the “M326K or M360M” requirement.
• Students pursuing the BS teaching option (whether
seeking middle grades or secondary certification) may count this course
toward the degree requirement “Enough of the following coursework to
provide a total of at least thirty-two semester hours “ (but, of
course, the course can’t count for both this and the above requirement.)
• Students pursuing secondary math certification as
second field or as a post-baccalaureate student and who have a strong
math background may, with permission of the math teaching faculty
advisor, count this course in place of M 326K.
• Students seeking elementary certification with a
math minor may count this course toward the math minor.
Prerequisites: M408C and D (or
equivalent, such as M 408K, L, and M) with grades of B or better (or
evidence of strong mathematics achievement past calculus), interest in
teaching mathematics at the secondary or elementary level, and
permission of instructor.
Course Description: Individual
and group problem solving, along with readings from the process strands
of the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, plus discussion
of problem solving heuristics and strategies, and of methods of
evaluating problem solving. Reasoning, communicating mathematics,
mathematical representations, and connections between various
mathematical topics will be emphasized.
To obtain permission to register, contact:
Prof. Martha Smith
RLM 10.136
471-7711
email