Tentative Schedule

 

Math 140 - Math for Elementary and Middle Grades Teachers I

Spring 2001

Tuesday and Thursday 10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p. m. ST 254

 

 

 

Date

 

 

 

Topic

 

 

 

Assignments

 

 

 

Jan. 9

 

 

 

Problem Solving

 

 

 

Sec. 1.1 - 1.3

 

 

 

Jan. 11

 

 

 

Critical Thinking

 

 

 

Sec. 1.4 - 1.6

 

 

 

Jan. 16

 

 

 

Sets, Operations, and Counting

 

 

 

Sec. 2.1 - 2.2

 

 

 

Jan.18

 

 

 

Addition and Subtraction

 

 

 

Sec. 2.3

 

 

 

Jan. 23

 

 

 

Multiplication and Division

 

 

 

Sec. 2.4

 

 

 

Jan. 25

 

 

 

Functions, Chapter Review

 

 

 

Sec. 2.5

 

 

 

Jan. 30

 

 

 

Numeration Systems

 

 

 

Sec. 3.1

 

 

 

Feb. 1

 

 

 

Nondecimal Positional Systems

 

 

 

Sec. 3.2

 

 

 

Feb. 6

 

 

 

Algorithms for + and -

 

 

 

Sec. 3.3

 

 

 

Feb. 8

 

 

 

Algorithms for x and ÷

 

 

 

Sec. 3.4

 

 

 

Feb. 13

 

 

 

Mental Math and Calculators

 

 

 

Sec. 3.5 and App. C

 

 

 

Feb. 15

 

 

 

Review for first test

 

 

 

Ch. 1 - 3 review

 

 

 

Feb. 20

 

 

 

EXAM 1

 

 

 

 

 

Feb. 22

 

 

 

Divisibility of Natural Numbers

 

 

 

Sec. 4.1, 4.2

 

 

 

Feb. 27

 

 

 

GCD and LCM

 

 

 

Sec. 4.3

 

 

 

Mar. 1

 

 

 

Clock Arithmetic, Ch. Review

 

 

 

Sec. 4.4

 

 

 

Mar. 6

 

 

 

Representation of Integers

 

 

 

Sec. 5.1

 

 

 

Mar. 8

 

 

 

Addn. & Subtr. of Integers

 

 

 

Sec. 5.2

 

 

 

Mar. 20

 

 

 

Mult./Div. of Integers, Ch. Review

 

 

 

Sec. 5.3

 

 

 

Mar. 22

 

 

 

Fractions and Rational Numbers

 

 

 

Sec. 6.1

 

 

 

Mar. 27

 

 

 

Arithmetic of Rational Numbers

 

 

 

Sec. 6.2

 

 

 

Mar. 29

 

 

 

Rational Number System, Ch. Review

 

 

 

Sec. 6.3

 

 

 

Apr. 3

 

 

 

Review for second test

 

 

 

Ch. 1 - 6 review

 

 

 

Apr. 5

 

 

 

EXAM 2

 

 

 

 

 

Apr. 10

 

 

 

Decimals

 

 

 

Sec. 7.1

 

 

 

Apr. 12

 

 

 

Computation with Decimals

 

 

 

Sec. 7.2

 

 

 

Apr. 17

 

 

 

Ratio and Proportion

 

 

 

Sec. 7.3

 

 

 

Apr. 19

 

 

 

Percent, Ch. review

 

 

 

Sec. 7.4

 

 

 

Apr. 24

 

 

 

Spreadsheets

 

 

 

Appendix B

 

 

 

Apr. 26

 

 

 

Review for Final Exam

 

 

 

Ch. 1 - 7 review

 

 

 

May 3

 

 

 

Final Exam 10:10 - 12:10

 

 

 

Note: Portfolio projects and individual assignments to be handed in will be given once the semester is underway. This schedule is subject to change depending on how we progress throughout the semester. Changes will be announced in class.