Topics include lines, planes, systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, and linear programming problems. Credit for Mth 158 is not given to students who have received credit for Mth 261. Mth 95 or satisfactory placement. Introduces the theory of arithmetic for prospective teachers. Topics include set theory, numeration, place value, computational algorithms for whole numbers and integers, computational estimation, mental arithmetic, relations and functions, and number theory.
Content is taught within a problem-solving framework using calculators and computers as aids.
Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. Mth 95 or satisfactory placement. Covers rational number arithmetic for prospective teachers. Content is taught within a problem-solving framework using calculators and computers as aids. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.