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The MTSU Department of Mathematical Sciences
offers courses required for the Interdsiciplinary Studies major for
students preparing to teach in grades K-4 or 5-8.
These include:
Math 110
Concepts and Structure of Elementary Mathematics. Three credits.
Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra and a Math Enhances
ACT of at least 19 or DSM 085 or AAPP Placement. Required for
students who are preparing to become elementary school teachers.
Does not satisfy the Area IV-B General Studies requirement. Topics
include tools for problem solving, sets, functions, logic,
numeration systems, whole numbers, integers, and rationals.
Successful completion of an Arithmetic Proficiency Test (APT) is
required.
Math 201
Informal Geometry.
Three Credits. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MATH 110.
Required for students who are preparing to become elementary school
teachers. Does not satisfy the Area IV-B General Studies
requirement. Topics include an informal study of plane, solid, and
coordinate geometry, constructions, congruences, similarity, motion
geometry, concepts of measurement, and LOGO.
Math 401
Selected Topics in Elementary Mathematics.
Three credits.
Prerequisites: MATH 110, 201, AND 300. Required of students who are
preparing to teach grades 5-8. Does not satisfy the Area IV-B
General Studies requirement. Examines in greater depth topics to
which th estudents has prior exposure; emphasizes the relevance and
implications of these topics to the middle school classroom.
Students wishing to develop a concentration in 5-8 mathematics
should select at least twelve (12) additional hours from MATH 121,
141, 142, 213, 243, 246, 332, 334 or 122, and STAT 313 and other
approved mathematics/statistics courses. (Consult the Department of
Elementary and Special Education for details.)
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