MTH 103

MTH 103. MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS I

A study of the theory of arithmetic, structure of the number systems, and other topics relevant to the teaching of mathematics in elementary schools.


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  • Descartes World and Cartesian Grid
    • You must download both "descartes" and "theGRID.BMP".
    • The command visor will display a Cartesian coordinate system.
    • The command gotopoint [ x y ] will move the turtle to the specified xy-coordinate.
    • The command drawtopoint [ x y ] will draw a line from the present position to the specified xy-coordinate.
    • The command plotset [ [ a b ] [ c d ] ... ] will plot a line graph of the given set of points.
    • The command pointslope [ x y ] rise run will graph the straight line corresponding to the specified point and slope and will display the function's rule of correspondence.
    • The command twopoints [ a b ] [ c d ] will graph the straight line corresponding to the specified two points and will display the function's rule of correspondence.
  • Egyptian Numerals
    • The command ceng will convert an english whole number to its egyptian representation.
    • The command ce will convert an egyptian numeral to its english representation.
  • Babylonian Numerals
    • The command ce will convert an english whole number to its babylonian representation.
    • The command cb will convert a babylonian numeral to its english representation.
  • Roman Numerals
    • The command ce will convert an english whole number to its roman representation.
    • The command cr will convert a roman numeral to its english representation.
  • Mayan Numerals
    • The command ce will convert an english whole number to its mayan representation.
    • The command cm will convert a mayan numeral to its english representation.
  • SayNumbers
    • The command sayanumber will print, in words, the proper way to say a given whole number.
  • RoundNumbers
    • The command roundanumber will display the rounded version of a whole number to a specified place-value.
  • Prime Factorization
    • The command factorize will print, the prime factorization of a whole number.
  • LCM and GCF
    • The command lcmgcf will print both the Least Common Multiple and the Greatest Common Factor of any whole number or list of whole numbers.
  • Integers
    • The commands add, subtract, and multiply (each command accepts two operands) will display the appropriate actions to generate the answer using the "number line" model.
  • Unit Fractions
    • The command uf will print the unit fraction sum equivalent to any proper fraction.
  • Darts
    • The command darts will start the darts game. Fractions should be entered in the form a/b.
  • Sets
    • You must first make "universe some set value (a logo list).
    • You can the make sets (eg. make "A [ 0 2 3 4])
    • You can then show intersection :a :b , or show union :a :b , or show complement :a for any set variables.

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