Spring 2008 NEW COURSE "Scientific Thought and Method"
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Math Courses for Elementary and Middle School Teachers Sinclair Community College

1.  The Mathematics Department offers a three-course sequence for prospective Early Childhood and Middle Childhood Teachers.

ECE (Early Childhood Education)        (Grades PreK - 3) MCE (Middle Childhood Education)      (Grades 4 - 9 )

2.  The three courses (with abbreviated course descriptons) are as follows:

MAT 141  Numerical Concepts for Teachers (4 cr. hrs: 3 lecture, 2 lab) Problem solving, sets, functions, numeration systems, whole numbers, basic number theory, integers, rational numbers, and real numbers. MAT 142  Algebra and Data Analysis for Teachers (4 cr. hrs: 3 lecture, 2 lab) Linear and quadratic functions, linear inequalities, modeling data with functions,  probability concepts, descriptive statistics, and basic inferential statistics. NOTE: MAT 110 (Quantitative Reasoning) was last offered during Summer 2005. Students with credit for MAT 110 will not have to take MAT 142. MAT 143  Geometry and Measurement for Teachers (4 cr. hrs: 3 lecture, 2 lab) Basic two -and three-dimension geometric concepts, basic constructions, congruence, similarity, concepts of measuring lengths, areas, and volumes, transformations of two-dimensional figures, and symmetries.

3.  Schedule of course offerings through Fall 2008

Day

Time

Wi 08

Sp 08

Fa 08

T/R

4:30 pm  - 6:45 pm

141

142

143

M/W/F

11:00 am - 12:25 pm

142

143

141

M/W/F

1:00 pm - 2:25 pm

143

141

142

*  Note  This schedule may change depending on course enrollments.

4.  Transferability

Univ of Dayton               SCC                Wright State Univ   MTH 204                          MAT 142          MTH 143 (Quant. Reasoning) (Math Concepts I)           MTH 205                          MAT 141         MTH 243 and MTH 244 (Math Concepts II)            MAT 143         (Fund. Math Concepts I & II)

5.  Contact the Math Department (Room 1-341, Phone 512-2767) for more information about these courses.  Contact Academic Advisors (Bldg. 6 - Atrium) for Teacher Education information.