Math 135 Typical Fall Schedule
Textbook: Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers Custom Edition by Bassarear and Moss
This custom edition includes:
- Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, 7th edition by Bassarear and Moss and
- Chapter 3 of Mathematical Excursions, 4th edition by Aufmann, Lockwood, Nation, and Clegg
The sections from Mathematics Excursions will begin with “ME”. All other sections use Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers.
- Week 1
- Introduction to the course
- Section 1.2, Sets
- Week 2
- ME Section 3.1, Logic Statements and Quantifiers
- ME Section 3.2, Truth Tables and Equivalent Statements
- ME Section 3.3, Conditional and Biconditional Statements
- ME Section 3.4, Conditional and Related Statements
- ME Section 3.6, Arguments and Euler Diagrams
- Section 2.1, Whole numbers
- Week 3
- Section 2.1, Whole numbers
- Week 4
- Section 2.2, Fractions
- Week 5
- Section 2.3, Decimals
- Exam 1 covering Sections 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, and ME sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.6.
- Week 6
- Section 3.1, Understanding Addition of Whole Numbers
- Section 3.2, Understanding Subtraction of Whole Numbers
- Week 7
- Section 3.2, Understanding Subtraction of Whole Numbers
- Section 3.3, Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
- Week 8
- Fall Break
- Section 3.3, Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
- Section 3.4, Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Decimals and Integers
- Week 9
- Section 3.4, Understanding Addition and Subtraction of Decimals and Integers
- Section 4.1, Understanding Multiplication of Whole Numbers
- Exam 2 covering Sections 2.3 – 3.4
- Week 10
- Section 4.1, Understanding Multiplication of Whole Numbers
- Section 4.2, Understanding Division of Whole Numbers
- Week 11
- Section 4.2, Understanding Division of Whole Numbers
- Section 4.3, Understanding Multiplication and Division of Fractions
- Week 12
- Section 4.3, Understanding Multiplication and Division of Fractions
- Section 4.4, Understanding Multiplication and Division of Decimals and Integers
- Week 13
- Section 5.1, Ratio and Proportion
- Section 5.2, Percents
- Exam 3 covering Sections 4.1 – 4.4
- Week 14
- Section 5.2, Percents
- Thanksgiving Break
- Week 15
- Section 5.2, Percents
- Review
- Week 16
- Final Exam