Department of Mathematics Education
EMAT 4700/6700, J. Wilson
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course: EMAT 4700/6700 Advanced Topics in Using Technology
in Mathematics Instruction
Instructor: James W. Wilson
110F Aderhold Hall
542-4552
Office hours: I maintain an open door policy for office
hours. I come to the office early each morning and if I am not
tied up in a meeting or talking to another student I am available
to you.
I will be away some Fridays for professional meetings.
Prerequisites for EMAT 4700/6700: MAT 254 and EMT 468/668.
If you do not have these prerequisites, please talk with me.
Course Description.
This follow-up course to EMAT 4680/6680 and EMAT 4690/6690. EMAT
6700 is an extension of the previous two courses. We will continue
the course aims of EMAT 4690/6690 to develop more depth with the
use of various software applications to engage in mathematics
investigations, to organize pedagogical demonstrations, and to
set up problem explorations. and we will continue to emphasize
the development of material that might be used with secondary
school students.
The change from EMAT 4680/6680 and 4690/6690 is that each student,
or possibly teams of students, in the course will select, develop,
and carry out a major project.
The students will develop their project using appropriate technology
and place it in their web page on the Mathematics Education server.
The emphasis is on exploration of various mathematics contexts
to learn mathematics, to pose problems and problem extensions,
to solve problems, and to communicate mathematical demonstrations.
Use of multiple technologies is encouraged and direct connection
to issues of school mathematics instruction is expected.
The following software will be used:
1. Graphing Calculator 3.1 or 3.2.
2. Geometer's Sketchpad 4.01
3. Excel
4. xFn
5. Microsoft Word
6. Other software as needed
7. Hand-Held devices
8. Other student owned software.
9. Netscape 4.79 or Internet Explorer 5.1
10. Web construction tools.
11. FTP tools.
Communication will be facilitated via e-mail and the course Home
Page and each student should have an e-mail account.
Projects/Course Requirements.
Develop and carry out one major project. This must be carefully planned and approved by the instructor.
Objectives
To become familiar with and operational on MacIntosh computer
systems.
To use application software to solve mathematics problems.
To use application software to create mathematics demonstrations.
To use application software to construct new ideas of mathematics
for yourself.
To engage in mathematical investigations using software applications.
To engage in some independent investigations of mathematics topics
from the secondary school curriculum or appropriate for that
level.
To communicate mathematics ideas that arise from mathematics
applications on the MacIntosh.
To communicate mathematics ideas via the MacIntosh applications.
To use general tools such as word processing, paint programs,
spread sheets on the MacIntosh to facilitate mathematics investigations
and communication about mathematics investigations.
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