136 - Pre-calculus and Calculus for Middle School Teachers

Prerequisites:

Math 135.

Frequency:

Fall (I)

Student Body:

Open only to students in Education.

Credits:

3. Does not count toward degree requirements in L&S. (r)

Recent Texts:

Precalculus - A Prelude to Calculus, 1E (Sheldon Axler); Thomas'Calculus W/Second Order Differential Equations (Weir, Hass, Giordao)

Course Coordinator:

Steffen Lempp

Background and Goals:

Course designed to develop future middle school mathematics teachers’ knowledge of precalculus and calculus concepts and to make connections between these concepts and middle school mathematics.

Alternatives:

N/A

Subsequent Courses:

Math 138 (in preparation)