Problem Solving for Elementary Teachers

Welcome to Mth280: "A high activity course designed to enhance skills in problem solving.  Includes methods of representing problems, general strategies for solving problems, creative problem posing and ways to evaluate progress in problem solving skills.  Examples taken from the elementary school curriculum." 

News and Updates - Spring 2010

  • See the Homework and Handouts table below to download or print the syllabus, calendar, and all homework sets and class notes.

Portfolio Problems:

Problem Sets:

Homework and Handouts -- Hit Refresh (F5) to Get Updated Homework Set --

Date Homework, Handouts, Etc.
Week 1
(Syllabus.doc)
(Calendar.doc)
(P.S. Rubric.docx)
Week 2
(PS.2.doc)
Week 3
(PS.3.doc)
(partial sol'n.pdf)
Week 4
(PS.4.doc)
Week 5
(Portfolio1and2.docx)
(PS.5.doc)
Week 6
(Portfolio3and4.docx)
(PS.6.doc)
Week 7
  • Monday, 3/8 (Midterm Review and Portfolio work day)
  • Wed, 3/10 (Midterm Exam)
Spring Break Spring Break
Week 8
Week 9
  • Monday, 3/29
    • Smartnotes on Summing Sequences.pdf
    • HW: AC 1.6 (p. 23) #1ab
      • (* Note: 1b states something remarkable about the sum of the first n odd numbers!)
    • HW: AC 1.7 (p. 26) #1
      • (* Note: this is actually a multi-part problem that follows a 7th grade math textbook -- work through it using the tools we learned today!)  
  • Wed. 3/31
Week 10
(Portfolio5and Project.pdf)
(PS.7.pdf)
Week 11