MAT 114-EDA (CRN 46745): Foundations of Mathematics for Educators  (Spring 2020)

Text:
Mathematical Practices, Mathematics for Teachers: Activities, Models, and Real-Life
Examples, 1st edition, by Larson and Silbey.  Cengage Learning, 2005.
Grading: Homework (25%): WebAssign.com - Best 12 of 16.
Exams (50%*): Wednesday - March 4, April 22.
Final Exam (25%*): Cumulative - Tuesday, May 19.
 
                     * Final Exam will replace a lower Exam grade.
 
Course Outline
  

Topic
 Chapter
 Sections
  Problem Solving 1
   1, 2, 3
  Sets and Numeral Systems
 2
   1, 2, 3
  Operations with Whole Numbers
 3
   1, 2, 3, 4
  Exponents and Estimation
 4
   1, 2, 3, 4
  Number Theory
 5
   1, 2, 3
  Fractions
 6
   1, 2, 3, 4
  Decimals and Percents
 7
   1, 2, 3, 4
  Integers
 8
   1, 2, 3
  Rational Numbers and Real Numbers
 9
   1, 2, 3
  Measurement
 11
   1
  Probability
 16
   1, 2, 3, 4
  *Statistics
 17
   1, 2, 3, 4

                                                                                                        * If time permits.

 
*** Online Notes ***

March 23 (Monday)          March 25 (Wednesday)          March 30 (Monday)          April 1 (Wednesday)

April 13 (Monday)          April 15 (Wednesday)          April 20 (Monday)          April 22 (Wednesday)

April 27 (Monday)          April 29 (Wednesday)          May 4 (Monday)          May 6 (Wednesday)

May 11 (Monday)          May 13 (Wednesday)          May 18 (Monday)

Exam I Solutions          Exam II Solutions

Homework Assignments
 
#
Date
 Due
 Chapter
 Section
Page
WebAssign Problems
 Supplemental_Problems
1
 1/29
 2/2
 1
 1
 8
   3, 7
  
2
 1/29
 2/2
 1
 2
 18
   3, 17, 21
  
3
 2/10 2/13 1 3 28
   3, 5, 7, 9, 16, 19, 21, 32
4
 2/26 3/4 2
 1
 44
   3, 9-15 odd, 25, 47  
5
 3/15 3/18 2 2 54
   7, 11, 13, 19, 33
6
 3/25 3/30 3 1-4 82, 92,
104, 114
   3.1 - 7, 10, 36             3.2 - 11, 14
  3.3 - 3, 9, 16, 25         3.4 - 7, 10, 23, 36
7
 4/1 4/5 4 1
 131   10, 14, 20, 22, 24, 28
8
4/1 4/8 4 2, 3
 141
150 		  4.2 - 14, 16, 18, 20, 23
  4.3 - 5, 10, 16, 24, 28
9
 4/15 4/20 5
 1, 2
 		186
175 		  5.1 - 8, 16, 18
  5.2 - 5, 12, 14, 18, 22, 27, 35, 40
10
 4/15 4/21 5 3 186   5.3 - 3, 10, 22, 24, 26
11
 4/20 4/26 6 1-3 204
214
226
   6.1 - 4, 10, 12, 20, 22, 37
  6.2 - 6, 8, 16, 24, 26
  6.3 - 3, 10, 14, 24, 28, 30
12
 4/22 4/26 6 4 237
   4, 14, 15, 17, 22
13
 4/22 4/26 7 1 252
   4, 6, 14, 18, 20, 24
14
 4/29 5/5 9
 1
 334   3, 8, 10, 14, 24   25, 26, 47, 48
15
 5/6
 5/11
 		16
 		1
 		620
   3, 9, 11, 18, 22, 24, 28
   12, 13, 23, 26
16
 5/11 5/18 16 2
 630
   11, 16, 18, 22, 24, 28, 30, 32    3, 5, 19, 21, 39, 48

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