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MAED 6010. MATHEMATICAL INVESTIGATIONS. (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. This course is designed for students who teach at the elementary school level. This course will concentrate on mathematical thinking and problem solving. Students will use manipulatives, various software applications, and other technologies to solve mathematics problems, to organize pedagogical demonstrations, and to set up problem explorations. The emphasis will be on exploration of various mathematics contexts to learn mathematics, to pose problems and problem extensions, to solve problems and to effectively communicate mathematical demonstrations both orally and in writing.