Numbers and Operations
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"Holopis kuntal baris:" Indonesian phrase uttered to gain extra strength when carrying heavy objects.
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Welcome to Numbers and Operations
Fall 2008
Online Fraction Assignment
The Online Fractions assignment is available. Write your solutions on a piece of paper for class on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Hope you have fun!
Welcome to the course website for Sections 002 & 008 of Numbers and Operations at the University of Northern Colorado.
This site is meant to host course documents and helpful web resources for my Numbers and Operations students. If you're in the class or just an interested observer, feel free to poke around. If you teach a course like this, you're welcome to download and use any of the files in your classes.
About the Course
For more, Syllabus for 8am Section OR Syllabus for 2pm Section
- Instructor: Joe Champion
- Email: joseph.champion@unco.edu
- Website: http://www.unco.edu/nhs/mathsci/facstaff/Champion/
- Office Hours: Ross 2246, Mon & Wed 2:00-3:00pm; Tues & Thurs 1:00-2:00pm
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Beckmann, S. (2008). Mathematics for elementary teachers (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. |
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Course Description: |
First of three courses designed for prospective elementary teachers. Emphasizes the real number system and arithmetic operations. Explorations focus on mathematical structures and subsets of real numbers, via patterns, relationships, and properties. Content presented using problem solving and exploration. |
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Grading: |
Overall grades will be assigned by weighting your averages in the sections according to the scheme below.
You'll earn a whole or "plus" letter grade (i.e., no minus grades) based on your weighted final average and the following scheme:
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