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MATH 46
Mathematics for Elementary Education

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Course Description

This course is designed for prospective elementary and middle school teachers. It gives an introduction to the discipline of mathematics as the use of logical, quantitative, and spatial reasoning in the abstraction, modeling, and problem solving of real-world 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.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Analyze mathematical problems from elementary mathematics, apply problem solving techniques using a variety of methods, solve these problems individually and in groups, and communicate results mathematically through a variety of forms.
• Utilize ideas from number theory, distinguish types and properties of numbers, and employ mathematical rules for operating on rational and irrational numbers using verbal, symbolic, geometric, and numerical methods.
• Examine and evaluate myths and realities about the contemporary discipline of mathematics and its practitioners.
• Identify and discuss developments in the history of elementary mathematics from a variety of cultures.

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Course Details

Units

5 Units

Hours

• Weekly Lecture Hours: 5
• Weekly Lab Hours: 0

Gen Ed

General Education Class

Program Status

Program Applicable

Credit

Credit - Degree Applicable

Transferability

Transferable to both UC and CSU

Grading Method

Letter Grading

Also Listed As

EDUC 46

Requisite and Advisory

Prerequisite(s)

Intermediate algebra or equivalent or higher, or appropriate placement beyond intermediate algebra

Advisory(ies)

ESL 272 and ESL 273, or ESL 472 and ESL 473, or eligibility for EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5

Corequisite(s)

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Not open to students with credit in the cross-listed courses Also listed as EDUC 46.