MATH 1261 E Syllabus Fall 2013

MATH 2008 Numbers and Operations Spring 2015

Instructor: John Seppala Contact: [email protected] or 229-259-2072 Office Hrs: MWR 120-200, T 500-600, 2069 Nevins Hall Website: http://mypages.valdosta.edu/rjseppal Class: Section B – MW 330-445, 2061 Nevins Hall Resources: Creating a Positive Change in Elementary Teacher Mathematics, by Moch Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities, by Beckmann Math in Focus: Singapore Math by Marshall Cavendish, http://samples.hmhco.com/math_in_focus/index.php Common Core State Standards: Math http://www.corestandards.org/math Calculator: no calculators are permitted for this course Description: A mathematics course for early childhood education majors. An introductory study of the understanding and use of the major concepts of numbers and operations, with an emphasis on applied problem solving. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: model and apply concepts of whole numbers, place value, basic number theory, and integers; develop and model each of the four basic arithmetic operations on whole numbers and integers; model and explain computational algorithms for operations on whole numbers and integers; and develop strategies and apply a variety of techniques for mental computation and estimation for operations on whole numbers and integers.

Exams: I will give you a midterm exam and a final exam (each worth 20% of the course grade). If you miss an exam for any reason, you will get a zero. I don’t give make-up exams. If you cheat on an exam, you will fail the course and a Report of Academic Dishonesty will be placed on file with the Dean of Students. Homework: Homework (worth 20% of the course grade) will be assigned and collected regularly. Late homework will not be accepted. Projects: I will give you four group and/or individual projects (each worth 5% of the course grade). Attendance: I will give you an attendance, participation, and conduct grade (worth 20% of the course grade) based on your total number of absences for the semester, your level of class participation, and appropriate conduct. There is no such thing as an “excused” absence. Late arrivals and early departures each count as ½ of an absence.

Number of 0–2 2½ 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6+ Absences Maximum APC 100 95 90 80 70 55 40 20 0 Grade

Grades: I will give you a course grade based on the following scale:

A = 90–100, B = 80–89.9, C = 70–79.9, D = 60–69.9, F = 0–59.9. Day Date Lesson Topic Moch Text Beckmann Text Math in Focus Chapters M Jan 12 A.1 Counting and Whole Numbers none p. 1-4, 8-10 1.1, 1.7, 1.12, 1.16, 2.1, 3.1 W Jan 14 A.2 Place Value and the Base-10 System p. 19-20 p. 4-8 1.7, 1.12, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1 M Jan 19 1.1, 1.7, 1.12, 1.16, 2.1, 2.10, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, W Jan 21 A.3 Comparing, Ordering, and Estimating none p. 27-30, 34-36 4.2 M Jan 26 A.P Project--Whole Numbers W Jan 28 A.P Project--Whole Numbers M Feb 2 B.1 +  Interpretations p. 37-38 p. 91-95 1.3, 1.4, 1.8, 2.4, 2.10 W Feb 4 B.2 +  Drawings and Models p. 22-27, 38-40 p. 95-98 2.4, 3.5 M Feb 9 B.3 +  Properties and Facts p. 20-22, 36 p. 100-106 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.8, 1.14, 2.10, 3.2 W Feb 11 B.4 +  Base-10 Algorithms p. 27-32, 40-45 p. 111-116 1.13, 1.17, 2.2, 2.3, 3.3, 3.4 M Feb 16 B.P Project--Addition and Subtraction W Feb 18 B.P Project--Addition and Subtraction M Feb 23 Review W Feb 25 Midterm M Mar 2

W Mar 4 C.1 × Interpretations, Drawings, and Models p. 50-55 p. 139-144 1.18, 2.5, 2.6, 2.15, 2.16, 3.6, 3.9, 4.3, 5.2

p. 146-147, 149-157, M Mar 9 C.2 × Properties and Facts p. 49-50 2.6, 2.15, 3.6, 3.7, 5.2 163-168, 172-175 W Mar 11 C.3 × Base-10 Algorithms p. 55-61 p. 182-186 3.7, 4.3, 5.2

M Mar 16 C.4 ÷ Interpretations, Drawings and Models p. 64-66 p. 219-224, 229-230 1.18, 2.5, 2.16, 3.6, 3.9, 4.3, 5.2

W Mar 18 C.5 ÷ Properties, Facts, and Algorithms p. 62-63, 66-68 p. 235-240, 242 2.6, 2.15, 3.8, 4.3, 5.2 M Mar 23 W Mar 25 M Mar 30 C.P Project--Multiplication and Division W Apr 1 C.P Project--Multiplication and Division M Apr 6 D.1 Factors and Multiples none p. 316-319, 321-323 3.8, 4.2, 6.1 W Apr 8 D.2 GCF and LCM none p. 336-338 4.2, 6.1 M Apr 13 D.P Project--Number Theory W Apr 15 D.P Project--Number Theory M Apr 20 E.1 Integers; Integer +  p. 73-81 p. 18-19, 131-135 6.2, 7.2 W Apr 22 E.2 Integer × ÷ p. 82-87 p. 207-209, 224 7.2 M Apr 27 Review W Apr 29 Final