Math 1141 Mathematics for Elementary Education -- Includes a 1 hour weekly computer lab and a 1-hour weekly exploration lab. Credits: 4 Prerequisites: Pre-Elem Ed major, Math ACT 22 or higher or a grade of at least C- in Math 1005 or department consent Grading: A-F only Course Description: This course consists of lectures, explorations, and labs emphasizing subject matter for effective teaching at the elementary school level, including problem solving strategies, set, functions, logic, structure of number systems, integers and number theory, rational numbers as fractions, exponents, decimals, algebraic thinking, word problems, probability, and properties of geometric figures. Lectures will focus on topics from the text. Exploration and computer labs will compliment lectures providing hands-on experience with manipulatives, Logo, Geometer's Sketchpad, and mathematics applications. Text: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, Second Ed., by Beckmann Course Content: The entire book will be covered!       Copyright 2003, University of Minnesota, Duluth. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. This web page is maintained by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and was last updated April 11, 2003. Send comments to math@d.umn.edu.