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PREP 2011 Model Course<br />
  
PREP 2011 Model Course<br />
 
Prepared by Mike Diehl and Jonathan Duncan<br />
  
Prepared by Mike Diehl and Jonathan Duncan<br />
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== Description ==
  
== Description ==
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== List of Topics ==
  
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== First Term ==
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=== [ModelCourses/Math4Teachers/FirstTerm/ProblemSolvingStrategies|Problem Solving Strategies]] ===
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=== Unit 1 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/ProblemSolvingStrategies|Problem Solving Strategies]] ===
 
:[[file11|Problem set for this unit]]
  
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* General Strategies
  
* General Strategies
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* Logical Reasoning
  
* Logical Reasoning
   
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=== [ModelCourses/Math4Teachers/FirstTerm/SetsAndFunctions|Sets and Functions]] ===
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=== Unit 2 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/SetsAndFunctions|Sets and Functions]] ===
 
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* Function Applications
  
* Function Applications
 
* Numeration Systems
  
* Numeration Systems
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** Ancient Numeration Systems
  
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** The Hindu-Arabic System
  
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** Bases Other than Ten
  
   
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=== [ModelCourses/Math4Teachers/FirstTerm/WholeNumberArithmetic|Whole Number Arithmetic]] ===
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=== Unit 3 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/WholeNumberArithmetic|Whole Number Arithmetic]] ===
 
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* Division
  
* Division
   
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=== [ModelCourses/Math4Teachers/FirstTerm/NumberTheory|Number Theory]] ===
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=== Unit 4 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/NumberTheory|Number Theory]] ===
 
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* Greatest Common Divisors and Least Common Multiples
  
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=== [ModelCourses/Math4Teachers/FirstTerm/IntegersFractionsRationals|Integers, Fractions, and Rational Numbers]] ===
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=== Unit 5 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/IntegersFractionsRationals|Integers, Fractions, and Rational Numbers]] ===
 
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* Fraction Operations
  
* Fraction Operations
   
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=== [ModelCourses/Math4Teachers/FirstTerm/DecimalsReals|Decimals and Real Numbers]] ===
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=== Unit 6 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/DecimalsReals|Decimals and Real Numbers]] ===
 
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* Decimal Computation and Applications
  
* Decimal Computation and Applications
   
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=== [ModelCourses/Math4Teachers/FirstTerm/ProportionsPercents|Proportions and Percents]] ===
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=== Unit 7 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/ProportionsPercents|Proportions and Percents]] ===
 
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* Percents
  
* Percents
   
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=== Second Term ===
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= Second Term =
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=== Unit 1 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/CoordinateGeometry|Coordinate Geometry]] ===
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* Cartesian Coordinate System
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* Graphing and Applications
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* Connecting Algebra and Geometry
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=== Unit 2 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/GeometricFigures|Geometric Figures]] ===
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* Figures in the Plane
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* Polygons
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* Figures in Space
   
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* Coordinate Geometry
  
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=== Unit 3 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/SymmetryTransformations|Symmetry and Transformations]] ===
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** Cartesian Coordinate System
  
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** Graphing and Applications
  
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** Connecting Algebra and Geometry
  
   
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* Geometric Figures
  
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* Similarity Transformations
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** Figures in the Plane
  
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* Types of Symmetry
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** Polygons
  
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* Tiling the Plane
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** Figures in Space
  
   
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* Symmetry and Transformations
  
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=== Unit 4 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/Measurement|Measurement: Length, Area and Volume]] ===
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** Similarity Transformations
  
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** Types of Symmetry
  
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** Tiling the Plane
  
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* Units of Measure
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* Area and Perimeter
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* Pythagorean Theorem
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* Similarity
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* Volume and Surface Area
   
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* Measurement: Length, Area and Volume
  
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=== Unit 5 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/Statistics|Statistics]] ===
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** Units of Measure
  
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** Area and Perimeter
  
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** Pythagorean Theorem
  
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** Similarity
 
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** Volume and Surface Area
  
   
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* Statistics
  
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* Organizing Data
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** Organizing Data
  
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* Populations and Sampling
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** Populations and Sampling
  
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* Measures of Center
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** Measures of Center
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* Measures of Variation
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** Measures of Variation
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* Measures of Relative Standing
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** Measures of Relative Standing
  
   
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* Probability
  
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=== Unit 6 - [[ModelCourses/Math_for_Elementary_Education/FirstTerm/Probability|Probability]] ===
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** Introduction to Probability
 
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** Principles of Counting
  
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** Theoretical Probability
  
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** Random Variables and Expected Value
  
   
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* Introduction to Probability
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* Principles of Counting
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* Theoretical Probability
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* Random Variables and Expected Value
   
 
=[[ModelCourses|Other Model Courses]]=
  
=[[ModelCourses|Other Model Courses]]=

Latest revision as of 10:52, 10 March 2013

Mathematics for Elementary Educators
PREP 2011 Model Course
Prepared by Mike Diehl and Jonathan Duncan

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Description

This is a model course for a two-term Mathematics for Elementary Educators course. Below is a list of topics and sub-topics arranged in an order that is common for many texts on the subject.

To Do

  • Finish writing/finding problems (have approximately 240, need approximately 30 more)
  • Write set header files
  • Create PDF files for homework assignments
  • Tag written problems for NPL
  • Write solutions
  • Shamelessly copy Multi-variable Calculus wiki layout

List of Topics

First Term

Unit 1 - Problem Solving Strategies

Problem set for this unit
  • General Strategies
  • Patterns
  • Algebra
  • Logical Reasoning

Unit 2 - Sets and Functions

Problem set for this unit
  • Sets and Set Operations
  • Counting with Sets and Venn Diagrams
  • Functions and Their Properties
  • Function Applications
  • Numeration Systems

Unit 3 - Whole Number Arithmetic

Problem set for this unit
  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Multiplication
  • Division

Unit 4 - Number Theory

Problem set for this unit
  • Divisibility
  • Tests for Divisibility
  • Primes and Prime Factorization
  • Greatest Common Divisors and Least Common Multiples

Unit 5 - Integers, Fractions, and Rational Numbers

Problem set for this unit
  • Integer Operations
  • Modeling Fractions
  • Fractional Number Sense
  • Fraction Operations

Unit 6 - Decimals and Real Numbers

Problem set for this unit
  • Irrational and Real Numbers
  • Decimal Computation and Applications

Unit 7 - Proportions and Percents

Problem set for this unit
  • Ratios and Proportions
  • Percents

Second Term

Unit 1 - Coordinate Geometry

Problem set for this unit
  • Cartesian Coordinate System
  • Graphing and Applications
  • Connecting Algebra and Geometry

Unit 2 - Geometric Figures

Problem set for this unit
  • Figures in the Plane
  • Polygons
  • Figures in Space

Unit 3 - Symmetry and Transformations

Problem set for this unit
  • Similarity Transformations
  • Types of Symmetry
  • Tiling the Plane

Unit 4 - Measurement: Length, Area and Volume

Problem set for this unit
  • Units of Measure
  • Area and Perimeter
  • Pythagorean Theorem
  • Similarity
  • Volume and Surface Area

Unit 5 - Statistics

Problem set for this unit
  • Organizing Data
  • Populations and Sampling
  • Measures of Center
  • Measures of Variation
  • Measures of Relative Standing

Unit 6 - Probability

Problem set for this unit
  • Introduction to Probability
  • Principles of Counting
  • Theoretical Probability
  • Random Variables and Expected Value

Other Model Courses

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