Algebra and Problem Solving
for Elementary Teachers
Spring 2008
MW 10:15 - 12:05 pm in Aderhold 581
Instructor: Dr. Sybilla Beckmann, Professor of Mathematics
501 Boyd Graduate Studies
542-2548 e-mail: sybilla@math.uga.edu
Office hours: Thursdays 12:30 - 2 pm. 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 5003
MATH 7003 (graduate credit) information
Weeks 1 & 2: Jan 7, Jan 9, Jan 14, Jan 16
Weeks 3 & 4: Jan 23, Jan 28 QUIZ, Jan 30
Weeks 5 & 6: Feb 4, Feb 6, Feb 11, Feb 13
Week 7 : Feb 18, Feb 20 TEST
Weeks 8 - 11 Field experience: February 25 - March 28 (March 10 - 14 Spring break)
Week 12: Mar 31, Apr 2
Weeks 13 & 14: Apr 7, Apr 9, Apr 14 QUIZ, Apr 16
Weeks 15 & 16: Apr 21, Apr 23, Apr 28, reading day: Apr 29
Comprehensive final exam: Wednesday, April 30, 8 - 11 am in our usual classroom.
Websites of interest:
The textbook's website with chapter by chapter links of interest
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Focal Points
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
Math Flowers (6th grader work)