Christian Brothers University

Math 152 Departmental Syllabus
Math Topics for Elementary Teachers

Catalog Data This course includes concepts essential to mathematics for elementary school teaching candidates. Topics include: informal geometry, measurement, problem solving, descriptive statistics and elementary probability. This course does not meet the general education requirement in mathematics.
Prerequisite: MATH 100 or equivalent.

Textbook Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, A Contemporary Approach, Seventh Edition, Gary L. Musser, William F. Burger and Blake E. Peterson, Wiley, 2006.

Calculator Policy You must use a calculator on assignments and occasionally on tests.


Prerequisites You should have fundamental skills in high school mathematics.

Goals You will learn topics in basic mathematics that you will teach in elementary school. You will gain a broad background in this subject. This will allow you to lead your students in learning basic mathematics.


Syllabus
Topic Chapter
Ratio, Proportion and Percent       7
Integers
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and order 		      8
Rational Numbers, Real Numbers and Algebra
Functions and their graphs 		      9
Statistics
Organizing and picturing information
Analyzing data
Misleading graphs and statistics 		    10
Probability
Simple experiments
Complex experiments
Counting techniques
    11
Geometric Shapes
Recognizing geometrical shapes
Analyzing shapes
Properties of shapes: lines and angles 		    12
Measurement
Measurement with standard and nonstandard units
Length and area 		    13
Tests       4
Final Exam The final exam is comprehensive and departmental.

Resources The Math Center located in Science 116 and 151 offers free tutoring in calculus.

Attendance You must attend class regularly.