This data will then be modeled using the computer. Students will use these models to make predictions and to develop sustainability policy statements based upon these predictions. Results will then be compared to actual governmental data and policies of the region. This course satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. It has the potential to bridge the gap between the intuitive and the abstract.
Geometry is also a visual art form seen in the design of quilts and in architecture.
It crosses all cultural boundaries and across many academic disciplines. This course is intended to help prospective teachers to reinforce their own understanding of selected geometric concepts while modeling the methods and materials appropriate for instruction in the elementary and middle grades. Students will also explore multicultural, multidiscipline and problem-solving activities along with geometric software and children's mathematical literature. In further preparation for teaching, students will be expected to design and implement a geometry learning center, to read educational research on the teaching and learning of geometry and to investigate independently an aspect of the geometry curriculum. The material in this course is of interest to mathematicians, computer scientists, economists, and others who use discrete, as opposed to continuous, mathematical structures.