1997-1998 Academic Catalog

Mathematics Education The mathematics education major prepares students to teach mathematics in grades 7-12 in public and Christian schools. Students completing these requirements will be certified by the state of Ohio and the Association of Christian Schools International. The Ohio teaching certificate, through reciprocal agreements, is automati– cally recognized by 35 states (a complete list of these states is located in the Department of Education section of the catalog). Those planning to teach in states other than Ohio should consult with the Department of Educa– tion to be aware of special requirements in states where reciprocity has not been established. Course requirements involve 64 or 65 quarter hours of mathematics plus 47 quarter hours in secondary education. Mathematics core requirements ................................... 36 MATH-281,282,283 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I,II,III ........................................................... 15 MATH-303 Logic and Methods of Proof ....................... 5 PHYS-271,272,273 General Physics I,II,III ................. 15 GSCI-440 Seminar ......................................................... 1 Advanced mathematics requirement ............................... 5 MATH-441 Euclidean & Non-Euclidean Geometry ....... 5 Electives (selected from MATH-300 and MATH-400 level courses including at least one course from each of. the fallowing sets) ....................................................... 20 Set I: MATH-355 Discrete Mathematics: Graph Theory ......... 4 MATH-356 Discrete Mathematics: Combinatorics ........ 4 MATH-384 Probability and Statistics ............................ 5 Set II: MATH-360 Number Theory ........................................... 5 MATH-394 Linear Algebra ............................................ 5 MATH-461 Abstract Algebra I ...................................... 4 Set III: MATH-374 Complex Variables ..................................... 5 MATH-441 Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry .... 5 MATH-445 Topology ..................................................... 5 MATH-471 Real Variables I .......................................... 4 Mathematics education majors must also take one computer elective selected from the following: CIS-124 Computer Programming-BASIC ................ 3 CIS-222 Structured Programming ............................... 4 CIS-221 FORTRAN Programming ............................. 4 CIS-420 Programming Languages .............................. 4 Full-time professors, rather than teaching assistants, work c/oselv with students on science laborat01y projects. · Secondary education requirements include: EDSP-102 Education of Exceptional Children ............... 2 EDUC-100 Introduction to Education ............................ 2 EDUC-101 Field Experience .......................................... 2 EDUC-201 Preliminary Student Involvement ................. O EDUC-270 Audio Visual Methods (secondary) ............ 1 EDUC-300 Learner and the Learning Process ................ 4 *EDUC-301 Tutoring for Secondary Education ............. 1 EDUC-302 Teaching Thinking Skills ............................. 2 EDUC-316 Principles of Teaching ................................. 4 EDUC-317 Field Experience .......................................... 4 EDUC-321 Philosophy of Education .............................. 3 EDUC-350 Reading in the Content Areas ...................... 3 EDUC-450 Supervised Teaching and Seminar ....... 15-16 SCED-302 Teaching Mathematics ................................. 2 SCED-321 Clinical Teaching in Mathematics ............ 2-3 *Tutoring must be taken before Principles of Teaching. Mathematics EducationMajor CurriculumSummary: Proficiency requirements ............................................. 0-8 Other General Education Requirements .................. 70-90 Mathematics major requirements ............................ 64-65 Secondary education requirements ................................ 47 Electives ...................................................................... 0-8 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ............ 192