MATH3910
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
The development of selected topics from the key areas of K-6 syllabus (Space, Number and Measurement) are followed from their concrete introductions through to various higher level abstractions. The aim in studying this development is to put the topics taught at the elementary level into the broader perspectives of the discipline of mathematics and the teaching of mathematics.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Replacing course(s)
This course replaces the following course(s): MATH2910. Students who have successfully completed MATH2910 are not eligible to enrol in MATH3910.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. articulate how mathematical ideas have been developed using topics that have their genesis in school level mathematics as examples
2. critically compare and contrast the ways in which teachers of mathematics and other end-users of mathematics need to understand mathematical content
Content
Number concepts: including topics such as whole numbers, integers, real numbers and notions of infinity
Measurement concepts: including topics such as area, time and mass.
Spatial concepts: including topics such as plane geometry, taxicab geometry, symmetry and the shape of space.
Assumed knowledge
MATH1900 or equivalent mathematical background.
Assessment items
Portfolio: Final Portfolio
Written Assignment: Draft submission of section 1
Written Assignment: Draft submission of section 4
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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