Math 200 Mathematics Concepts for
Elementary School Teachers
“Teaching is not a science; it is an art. If teaching were
a science there would be a best way of teaching and everyone would have to
teach like that. Since teaching is not a science, there is great latitude and
much possibility for personal differences. ... let me
tell you what my idea of teaching is. Perhaps the first point, which is widely
accepted, is that teaching must be active, or rather active learning. ... the main point in mathematics teaching is to develop the
tactics of problem solving.”
–George Pólya
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I
recommend that you bookmark this page as it will contain useful information
throughout the semester.
This
web site is intended for student use and will grow as the semester progresses.
Reading and
Homework Assignments
Pólya’s Four
Steps to Problem Solving
“ In a completely rational society,
the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle
for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to
the next ought to be the highest responsibility anyone could have.”
-Lee Iacocca
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