Math for K-8 Education Minor

Enhance your major with practical skills.

The Math for K-8 Education Minor gives you an edge in your teaching career. Learn topics in mathematics for middle school teachers, including number theory, number and operations for teachers, geometry, statistics, mathematical modeling, and calculus.

Mathematics is the language of science and also plays a key role in many of the social sciences. An understanding of mathematics provides a powerful approach to solving problems through organization, simplification, and abstraction. In today’s job market, individuals with highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills are in great demand. Therefore, there are numerous career options for students who choose to minor in mathematics.

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MA-130 Number and Operations for Teachers

Develops understanding of the mathematical content of number and operations at the deep level required for successful elementary and middle school teaching.

3 credits

MA-131 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra for Teachers

Develops understanding of the mathematical content of patterns, functions, and algebra at the deep level required for successful elementary and middle school teaching.

3 credits

MA-132 Geometry, Measurement, Probability, and Statistics for Teachers

Develops understanding of the mathematical content of geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics at the deep level required for successful elementary and middle school teaching.

3 credits

MA-200 Calculus I

Limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of functions, the fundamental theorem of calculus, L’Hôpital’s Rule, applications including related rates, optimization, and area.

4 credits

MA-201 Calculus II

Techniques of integration, infinite sequences and series, power series, applications including volume and functional approximation.

4 credits

MA-240 Theory of Proof

Logic and proof, set theory, math induction, relations, functions, sequences and convergence, limits and continuity, congruences, introductions to groups.

4 credits

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