Prerequisites: MATH 1483 or MATH 1493 or MATH 1513.

Description: Foundations of number concepts for prospective early childhood and elementary teachers, emphasizing conceptual understanding, in-class investigations, writing mathematical explanations, and analyzing elementary students' thinking. Topics include the decimal number system, fractions, negative numbers, properties of arithmetic, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. MATH 3603 and MATH 3403 prepare students for SMED 3153 and SMED 4153 or HDFS 3223. Previously offered as MATH 3723.

Credit hours: 3

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Contact: 3

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Mathematics