This course focuses on important geometric concepts of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. The course activities highlight the importance of building conceptual understanding for students while incorporating concrete models and appropriate technology.
This course is designed to extend teachers’ understanding of the foundational concepts developed in precalculus. The course begins by developing foundations for functions and exploring functions as a unifying theme. These concepts include foundations of functions, transformations, exponential and logarithmic functions, and power functions and polynomials. Matrices, linear programming, quadratic and square root functions, rational functions, and conic sections will also be developed.
MAED 575: Statistical Reasoning
Pre-reqs: 3 hours of undergraduate statistics
This course focuses on the mathematical foundations of statistical reasoning and sound decision making. Teachers engage in activities and discussions that strengthen their own content knowledge in probability and statistics, enabling them to provide their students with a depth of understanding. The course activities incorporate technology and real-world applications.
In this course, teachers study and reflect on the depth and richness of actual concepts and problems of high school mathematics courses. Ideas from algebra, geometry, and trigonometry are integrated in the analysis of a small number of particular problem situations to show what it means to treat them in a deep and general way. The focus will be on mathematical content of algebra, geometry, and functions as well as mathematical habits of mind.
MAED 579: Trends and Issues in Mathematics Education
Pre-reqs:
In this seminar-style course students have a forum for discussion and presentation of inquiries into the history, current trends, and issues pertaining to analysis of research trends in mathematics education and its effect on policy, curriculum, and the teaching and learning of mathematics.