Mathematics Education (MthEd)
Undergraduate Courses
100-Level Courses
MTHED 177 : Critical Review of School Mathematics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 113 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Strengthen understanding of high-school mathematics; gain awareness as mathematics learners in learning communities; learn how to support collaborative communities as teachers. |
200-Level Courses
MTHED 276 : Exploration of Mathematics Teaching.
(4:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 112 & MATH 113 & MATH 290 & MATH 313 & MTHED 117; or MATH 112 & MATH 113 & MATH 290 & MATH 313 & MTHED 177; FBI fingerprint and background clearance. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching mathematics to secondary students. |
MTHED 277 : Task Design and Assessment of Student Understanding.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 113 & MATH 290 & MATH 313 & MTHED 177 & MTHED 276; or MATH 113 & MATH 290 & MATH 313 & MTHED 117 & MTHED 276 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Building tasks that elicit important mathematical ideas. Reflecting on and assessing the success of tasks through questioning and other methods of formative assessment. |
300-Level Courses
MTHED 300 : (MthEd-Math) History and Philosophy of Mathematics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 113 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Historical development of important mathematical ideas and philosophies; implications for the mathematical curriculum. |
MTHED 305 : Basic Concepts of Mathematics.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 or equivalent; permission from Teacher Education Department. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Concept-oriented exploration of number, measurement, and informal geometry in relation to children's learning. |
| NOTE: | Required of prospective elementary school teachers. |
MTHED 306 : Concepts of Mathematics.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | MTHED 305; Permission from Teacher Education Department. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Concept-oriented exploration of rational numbers and proportional reasoning, probability, and early algebraic reasoning in relation to children's learning. |
| NOTE: | Required of prospective elementary school teachers. |
MTHED 308 : Mathematics Teaching with Technology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 313 & MATH 362 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Using technology to teach and understand mathematics. Math-specific software and calculators used to investigate Euclidean geometry, non-Euclidean geometry, algorithms, probabilities, etc., research regarding effectiveness. |
MTHED 362 : (MthEd-Math) Survey of Geometry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 290 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Logical and historical development of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry, transformations and symmetry; relationships among axiomatic systems; use of software and other geometric models; proofs and Van Hiele levels. |
MTHED 377 : Mathematics Teaching in the Public Schools.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MTHED 277; Departmental consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Mathematics teaching practice in grades 7-12, including lesson/task design, curriculum evaluation, and classroom management in context of practice teaching. |
MTHED 378 : Practicum in Mathematics Education.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in MthEd 377. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Implementing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance. |
400-Level Courses
MTHED 476 : Secondary Student Teaching in Mathematics.
(12:Arr:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Completion of all course work or departmental approval. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching mathematics to secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required. |
MTHED 495R : Readings in Mathematics Education.
(.5-2:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Directed readings beyond scope of usual undergraduate courses. |
MTHED 496 : Academic Internship: Secondary Mathematics Education.
(12:Arr:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Completion of all course work or departmental approval. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching mathematics to secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required. |
MTHED 497R : Research in Mathematics Education.
(1-3:0:Arr)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| RECOMMENDED: | MthEd 117, 218, Sc Ed 276R. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Undergraduate research experience. Faculty-supervised research. Written and oral presentation of findings required. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
MTHED 500 : (MthEd-Chem-C S-Geol-Math-Phscs-Stat) Business Practices for Science and Mathematics Majors.
(1.5:1.5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | (Math-Chem-C S-Geol-MthEd-Phscs-Stat) Introduction for science, math, and statistics majors to careers in industry. Project planning, oral and written business presentations, business accounting, and technology readiness. |
MTHED 550 : Problem Solving.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Strong background in undergraduate mathematics; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Solving and building explanations and presenting solutions to conceptually important problems. Analyzing research on problem solving and its role in teaching and learning mathematics. |
MTHED 562 : Euclidean Geometry: Content, Learning, and Teaching.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | MthEd 362 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Euclidean geometry, including classical problems, polyhedra, transformations, congruence, similarity, integer geometry, minimization; technology in geometry, Van Hiele levels, role of proof, and high school curriculum. |
MTHED 590 : Foundational Issues in Learning Mathematics.
(3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Teaching certificate or completion of student teaching. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to research in mathematics learning; mathematical thinking; cognitive, social, and philosophical approaches to describing mathematics learning. |
MTHED 591 : Scholarly Inquiry in Mathematics Education.
(3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MTHED 590 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to scholarly inquiry in mathematics education; issues in research methodology. |
MTHED 598R : Topics in Mathematics Education.
(.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Includes specific research areas and curriculum studies of school mathematics topics (i.e. geometry, algebra, and calculus). |
Graduate Courses