MATH 5001
Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I 
Fall 2006

This website was last updated on December 7.

The final exam is scheduled for Noon - 3 PM on Wednesday December 13.  It will be comprehensive.

Bolded practice problems can be used to help study for it. 

As per request, here is a table showing performance on individual test problems.  There is a column for each test and a row for each problem.  The entries in the body of the table show the median percentage scores on the problems in question  For example, the median percentage score for Problem 1 on Test 2 was 85 %.


 First Hour Test
 Second Hour Test
 Third Hour Test
Problem 1
 72 %
 85 %
 100 %
Problem 2
 100 %
 77 %
 89 %
Problem 3
 83 %
 80 %
 100 %
Problem 4
 87 %
 73 %
 89 %
Problem 5
 100 %
 75 %
 75 %
Problem 6
 100 %

Bonus
 10 %
 25 %
 75 %
Overall
 83 %
 80 %
 89 %
 
Information about our textbook from the author:  Students who will take math 5002 in the next 2 semesters, i.e., in the spring of 2007 or in the fall of 2007,  will be using the current 1st edition book (which they will also use in math 5003, even though a new edition will also be available).

Students who will take math 5002 in the spring of 2008 or later, will be using the 2nd edition.  In this case, they could sell their books at the end of this semester since this book will be used for math 5001, 5002, 5003 next semester.

Contents

  • Exams
  • Schedule and assignment summary
  • Course syllabus
    • Exams

    The final exam is scheduled for Noon - 3 PM on Wednesday December 13.  It will be comprehensive.

    There were three hour exams during the term.

    The first exam covered Chapters 1 through 3 of the text.  It was held on September 27.  The median was 81. 
    As per request, solutions to Test 1 have been posted in pdf form at http://www.math.uga.edu/~azoff/courses/5001t1s.pdf

    The second hour test, held on Wednesday, November 8, covered through Chapter 5.  The median, including the take home portion, was 80.  A pdf version of the test, including notes on the solutions, can be found at http://www.math.uga.edu/~azoff/courses/5001t2s.pdf

    The third hour exam, covering through Section 7.3, was held on December  4.  The median was 89.

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    Schedule and Assignment Summary


    Section
    Activities
    Problems for Discussion
    Problems to Hand In 
    Grad/Bonus
    		 Assign #
    Written Work Due
    1.1
    1A, 1B
    		    
     
    		 1
    		  
    W Aug 23
    1.2
    1C, 1D
    1, 6, 8, 10
    2, 3, 4, 5, 9
    7, 11 
    2.2
    2B
    		  
    1
     

    2
    F Sept 1
    2.3
    2C, 2D
    2, 4
    3 
     
    2.4
    2E, 2F, 2G, 2H
    4, 6, 9, 13
    3, 5, 10, 16
    15
    2.5
    2I, 2J
    2, 3
    1, 4, 5

    3.1
    		 3ABCD
    		 1,5,6,9,10,13,14,16,17,18,4,11
    		 2,3,7,8,12,15,19
    		 20
    		 3
    		 F Sept 15
    3.2
    		 3EFGHIJ
    		 1,3,4,6,7,9,11,12,15,16,5,14
    		 2,8,10,13,17
    		 18
    3.3
    		 3KLM
    		 1,3,4,5,7,8,10,12,6,11
    		 2,9,13
    3.4
    		 3NOP
    		 2,4,6,10,12,13,14
    		 1,3,5,7,8,11,15,16,18
    		 17
    		 4
    		 F Sept 22
    3.5
    		 3QR
    		 1,3,6,8,9,11,12,18
    		 2,5,7,10,13,14,15,17
    		 16,18
    4.1
    		 A
    		 1,2,5
    		 3,4,6
    		5
    		 F Oct 6
    4.2
    		 BCDEF
    		 1,3,5
    		 2,4,6,7
    		 9
    4.3
    		 GHIJ
    		 2,3,4,7,9,10,13
    		 1,5,6,8,11,12,14,15
    		 16
    4.4
    		 K
    		 1
    		 2
    		 3
    		 6
    		 M Oct 16
    4.5
    		 LM
    		 1,2,5,7,10,13
    		 3,4,6,8,9,11,14
    		 12,15
    4.6
    		 N-T
    		 3,5,7,8,9,10,12,14,15
    		 1,2,4,6,11,13,16
    5.1
    		 A
    		 1,3,4,5,7,13
    		 6,8,10,12
    		 9,11
    		 7
    		 W Oct 25
    5.2
    		 BC
    		 1,3,5
    		 2
    		 4
    5.3
    		 DE
    		 1,4,5,6,7,11
    		 2,3,8,10
    		 9
    5.4
    		 FG
    		 1,2,3
    		 4,5
    5.5
    		 HIJ
    		 1,2,5,6
    		 3,4,7,9
    		 8
    5.6
    		 KL
    		 2,3,4,5,8,9
    		 6,7,10
    		8
    		 F Nov 3
    5.7
    		 M-Q
    		 1,2,3,5,6,8,9,10,12,13,15,17,18,20,21
    		 4,7,11,14,16
    		 22
    5.8
    		 R-V
    		 1,2,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,14,15
    		 3,6,12,16
    		 13
    5.9
    		 W-Z
    		 1,3,4,5,6,7,9,10
    		 2,8,11
    		 12
    6.1
    		 A-E
    		 1,2,3,4,9,11,13
    		 5,10,12,17
    		 18
    		 9
    		 F Nov 17
    6.2
    		 F
    		 1
    		 2,3
    		 4
    6.3
    		 G-I
    		 2,3,5,8,11
    		 4,9,10
    6.4
    		 J-L
    		 2
    		 1,3
    6.5
    		 M-O
    		 1,3,4,5,6,9,11
    		 2,7,10,13
    		 8,12
    7.1
    		 A-F
    		 1,4,6,7,9,15,18,21,24,25
    		 3,5,8,11,14,26
    		 13,22
    		 10
    		 W Nov 29
    7.2
    		 G-J
    		 1,2,5,7,8,11,13
    		 4,6,9,12
    7.3
    		 K-O
    		 2,5,11,12,15,17
    		 4,6,10,13,14
    		 16

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    MATH 5001 (Azoff) 
    Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers I 
    Course Syllabus for Fall 2006

    Web Page  http://www.math.uga.edu/~azoff/courses/5001.html 



    Call Number 50-379



    Time & Place 12:20 - 1:10  MWF
    222 Boyd Grad Studies



    Course
    Objectives    		 Conceptual understanding of the ideas underlying arithmetic, including the ability to explain, both orally and in writing, why various procedures taught in elementary school work.  The course is also designed to foster an exploratory approach to mathematics, including an appreciation of the fact that there are often many valid ways to solve an individual problem.



    Text  Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities Manual, by Sybilla Beckmann, Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2005; 
    ISBN: 0-201-72587-8 (text) and 0-321-12378-6 (manual).   We will cover thru Section 7.3 in this course.



    Grading Homework 
    Hour Tests (3 @ 100 pts) 
    Comprehensive Final Exam (Noon -3 PM on Wednesday December 13)
    100 points
    300 points
    200 points




    		Homework will be collected about once a week;  no late work will be accepted.   



    Instructor  E. Azoff
       e-mail 
       Phone 
       Office     		 azoff@math.uga.edu
    542-2608 
    443 Boyd 
      Office
      Hours    		 2:30 - 3:30 PM daily, except Monday, October 2

    Assignment for Chapter 1

    Section
    Class Activities
    		 Problems for Class Discussion
    Problems to Hand In 
    Grad/Bonus
    1.1
    		 1A,1B    
     
    1.2
    		 1C, 1D
    		 1,6,8,10 2,3,4,5,9
    7,11

    Problems from Section 1.2 will be collected on Wednesday August 23.

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