MTH 212 - Fundamentals of Elementary Math II

MTH 211  or designated placement.

Course Description: The second term of a three-term sequence designed to prepare pre-service elementary and middle school teachers for entrance into the Oregon teacher certification program. The course will study the topics from basic math, algebra, counting theory, probability, and statistics.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Identify and use problem solving steps and problem solving strategies to understand, analyze and solve problems.
• CLO#2: Identify and use the attributes of measurements to describe the nature of the rational numbers.
• CLO#3: Define and give examples of primes, composites, factors and multiples; and use these effectively to simplify rational number calculations and results. (ILO: Quantitative Literacy & Reasoning)
• CLO#4: Use definitions and properties to describe operations, and operational algorithms, with rational numbers.
• CLO#5: Calculate rational number results accurately whether using mental math, paper and pencil, or computational technology.
• CLO#6: Define probability and use this definition with specific properties and models for probability to explain and calculate P(E), P(A and B), P(A or B), P(A | B) and odds in elementary problem situations.
• CLO#7: Use fundamental counting techniques, including permutations and combinations, to determine the size of a set of outcomes.
• CLO#8: Create, explain and use graphical displays of statistical information.
• CLO#9: Explain, calculate and use relevant statistical measures of central tendency, variability and relative standing.
• CLO#10: Communicate and respond to mathematical conjectures by seeking verification using mathematical definitions, properties and theorems. Analyze and respond to the mathematical conjectures of others. Respectfully disagree with a conjecture by providing counterexamples.
• CLO#11: Develop, evaluate, and present elementary mathematical arguments (proofs) using properties and theorems developed in this course.