MATH2203 Numbers and Number Systems for Elementary Education Majors

This course is for Elementary Education majors only.  It is not a MnTC course but will satisfy General Education requirements.

The major focus of this course is to provide students with foundational knowledge in developing, investigating, exploring, discussing, using, illustrating and explaining mathematics.  Students will also have exposure to and modeling of the NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.  Students will study the concepts and properties of operations essential to mathematics in the elementary and middle school grades. This course is a math content course, not a methods course. It is designed to help students develop competencies outlined in the Minnesota Rule 8710.3200.  Prerequisite: MATH1110 College Algebra or MATH2021 Fundamentals of Statistics.

(3 Cr – 3 lect, 0 lab)