MATH 5030

Geometry for Middle Grades Teachers

Spring 2008

MWF 12:20 - 1:10 pm in Aderhold 409


Instructor: Dr. Sybilla Beckmann, Professor of Mathematics

501 Boyd Graduate Studies

542-2548 e-mail: sybilla@math.uga.edu

Office hours: Thursdays 12:30 - 2pm. You are also always welcome to make an appointment to see me at other times or to send e-mail or call with questions.

Graduate Assistant: Jennifer Belton

427A Boyd Graduate Studies

542-2470 e-mail: jbelton@math.uga.edu

Office hours: Tuesdays 10:45 - 1 pm. You are also always welcome to make an appointment to see Jennifer at other times or to send e-mail or call with questions.


Information about and policies of this section of MATH 5030

MATH 7030 (graduate credit) information


Assignments, class schedule, and announcements:

Weeks 1 & 2: Jan 7, Jan 9, Jan 11, Jan 14, Jan 16, Jan 18

Weeks 3 & 4: Jan 23, Jan 25 QUIZ, Jan 28, Jan 30, Feb 1

Weeks 5 & 6: Feb 4, Feb 6, Feb 8, Feb 11, Feb 13 QUIZ, Feb 15

Weeks 7 & 8: Feb 18, Feb 20, Feb 22, Feb 25 TEST (date fixed) , Feb 27, Feb 29

Weeks 9 & 10: Mar 3, Mar 5, March 7 (March 10 - 14 Spring break), Mar 17, Mar 19, Mar 21,

Weeks 11& 12: Mar 24 QUIZ, Mar 26, Mar 28, Mar 31, Apr 2, Apr 4,

Weeks 13 & 14: Apr 7, Apr 9, Apr 11 TEST (date fixed) , Apr 14, Apr 16, Apr 18,

Weeks 15 & 16: Apr 21, Apr 23, Apr 25, Apr 28, reading day: Apr 29

Comprehensive final exam: Monday, May 5, noon - 3 pm in our usual classroom.


Websites of interest:

The textbook's website with chapter by chapter links of interest

Georgia Performance Standards

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Focal Points

Project INTERMATH, which focuses on building teachers' mathematical content knowledge through mathematical investigations that are supported by technology

Problems and tasks that Sybilla Beckmann wrote for her 6th graders during the 2004/2005 school year organized according to the grade 6 Georgia Performance Standards