2014-2015 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

MAPE-3600 5 hours Physical Education in the Elementary School –Sp An overview of the place of physical education in the elementary school curriculum with an emphasis on the study of current program content design, teaching techniques, assessment concepts and procedures, as well as modifying activities for the purpose of inclusion for the physically challenged. NASPE standards aligned with assessment and the analysis of student learning are a vital part of this course. MAPE-4500 2 hours Curriculum Development in Physical Education –Fa Overview of the curriculum process in physical education, specifically giving attention to the theoretical base, process of curriculum design, and curriculum development for elementary through high school educational programs. MAPE-4850 1–3 hours Independent Study in Physical Education –Fa, Sp Independent study by major students of advanced standing toward the understanding and appreciation of problems in physical education. This course gives students an opportunity to develop skills in the use of literature and in the appropriate techniques of problem solving. Prerequisite : Departmental approval is required. MAPE-4950 3 hours Methods of Teaching Secondary Physical Education –Fa This course provides the study of methods of instruction and practice and the study of planning and implementing units of instruction, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of various teaching strategies for teaching physical education at the secondary level. Also included is the study of understanding and developing assessment techniques in physical education and developing strategies for working with handicapped students. Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program. MAPE-4960 Field Experience –Fa 4 hours A field experience taken in conjunction with MAPE-4950 Methods of Teaching Physical Education. Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program. Credit/no credit. (Fee: $100) MAPE-4970 2 hours Field Experience in Physical Education–Special Populations –Fa, Sp An adapted physical education teaching field experience taken in conjunction with EDSE-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: Adolescent/Young Adult that seeks to provide the opportunity for application of adapted physical education content and theory studied in MAPE-3600 Physical Education in the Elementary School and MAPE-4950 Methods of Teaching Physical Education. Prerequisites: admission to the Teacher Education Program; MAPE-4950 Methods of Teaching Physical Education; MAPE- 4960 Field Experience. (Fee: $35) Mathematics (MATH) MATH-1710 Calculus I –Fa, Sp 5 hours First course of a two-course sequence covering basic concepts of analytic geometry and single variable calculus. Includes limits, transcendental functions, derivatives, applications of the derivative, single variable integration with introduction to numeric integration techniques, applications of integration including some solutions of differential equations, and additional integration techniques. Prerequisite: GMTH-1030 Precalculus or equivalent; or permission of instructor. MATH-1720 Calculus II –Fa, Sp 5 hours The second course of a two-course sequence covering the basic concepts of analytic geometry and single variable calculus. Includes sequences, series, expansion of functions into Taylor and power series, conic sections, plane curves, parametric equations, polar coordinates, vectors and geometry in three-space, vectors, and vector calculus. Prerequisite: MATH-1710 Calculus I or equivalent or permission of instructor. MATH-1880 Topics in Calculus –Fa, Sp, Su 1–3 hours This course is for students who are attempting to transfer credit for MATH-1710 or MATH-1720 Calculus I and II when those transferred courses lack some of the topics contained in MATH- 1710 or MATH-1720. It requires full participation in a MATH-1710 or MATH-1720 course during the sections in which the student’s transferred course is found to be deficient or in a stand-alone course offered during Summer School I. Prerequisite: GMTH-1030 Precalculus or equivalent; permission of instructor. Corequisite: partial transfer credit for MATH-1710 and/or MATH-1720 or approved transient credit for a Calculus I or II course that will provide less than full credit for MATH-1710 or MATH 1720. MATH-1990 3 hours Beautiful Math Structures and Thinking –Fa This course introduces freshmen math majors to interesting mathematical ideas and applications beyond the usual scope of standard math courses. Topics include an introduction to propositional logic, function theory, and infinite sets. Other topics will be chosen from elementary number theory, modular arithmetic, error-correcting codes, Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio, fractals, discrete dynamical systems and chaos, Euler and Hamilton Circuits, democracy and impossibility theorems, game theory, the Platonic solids, n-dimensional space, and other topics up to the discretion of the instructor. MATH-2210 Logic and Methods of Proof –Fa 3 hours Introduction to formal mathematical logic; emphasis on preparing students for the abstraction of upper-division courses. Special attention is given to the development of students’ skills with a variety of methods of proof, using examples from numerous areas. Prerequisites: MATH-1720 Calculus II; MATH- 1990 Beautiful Math Structures and Thinking; or permission of instructor. MATH-2510 Discrete Math for Computer Science –Sp 3 hours An introduction to mathematical foundations of computer science, including propositional and predicate calculus, methods of proof, sets and relations, recurrences, graphs and trees, and program correctness and proofs. This course does not satisfy any requirements for the B.A. or B.S. in mathematics or the B.A. in integrated mathematics education. Prerequisite: MATH-1710 Calculus I. MATH-2710 Calculus III –Fa, Sp 3 hours Introduction to differential and integral calculus of several variables, multiple integrals, vector analysis, line integrals, and surface integrals. Prerequisite: MATH-1720 Calculus II or equivalent or permission of instructor. MATH-2740 Differential Equations –Fa, Sp 3 hours Study of the standard techniques employed in the solution of differential equations with emphasis on those arising from physical problems. Prerequisite: MATH-1720 Calculus II or equivalent. MATH-2800 LaTeX for Technical Documents –Sp 1 hour In this course students will be introduced to the typesetting language of LaTeX through the use of tutorials, example documents, and homework assignments. They will learn to easily prepare professional-looking theses, conference papers, and journal papers. They will also learn how to create professional- looking presentations, homework, quizzes, examinations, syllabi, resumés, and curriculum vitae. MATH-3050 4 hours Algebraic Structures for Secondary Education Majors –Fa An introduction to the basic ideas of number theory, abstract algebra, and linear algebra. Factorization of integers, congruence modulo m, Fermat’s Theorem, groups, rings, integral domains, fields, vector spaces, systems of linear equations, determinants and inverses, linear transformations, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Does not count toward B.A. or B.S. majors in mathematics. Prerequisites: MATH-2210 Logic and Methods of Proof. 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