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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

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MTH 201 Mathematical Investigations I

Description:
Problem solving in doing mathematics: collecting data, searching for patterns, conjecturing, verification (reasoning), application, and finding connections.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - US98

MTH 201 Mathematical Investigations I

Description:
Problem solving in doing mathematics: collecting data, searching for patterns, conjecturing, verification (reasoning), application, and finding connections.
Effective Dates:
FS98 - US99

MTH 201 Mathematical Investigations I

Description:
Problem solving in doing mathematics: collecting data, searching for patterns, conjecturing, verification (reasoning), application, and finding connections.
Effective Dates:
FS99 - FS99

MTH 201 Mathematical Investigations I

Description:
Mathematics for prospective elementary teachers. Numbers, problem solving, geometry, functions, statistics and probability.
Effective Dates:
FS99 - US05

MTH 201 Mathematical Investigations I

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(MTH 103 or MTH 110 or MTH 116 or LBS 117 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LBS 118) or designated score on Mathematics Placement test
Restrictions:
Open only to students in the Education major or Special Education major whose area of emphasis is deaf education orlearning disabilities or Child Development major or TeacherCertification Internship-Year Studies program.
Description:
Mathematics for prospective elementary teachers. Numbers, problem solving, geometry, functions, statistics and probability.
Effective Dates:
FS05 - SS08

MTH 201 Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(MTH 103 or MTH 110 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LBS 118) or designated score on Mathematics Placement test
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Child Development major or in the Special Education-Deaf Education major or in the Special Education-Learning Disabilities major or in the Teacher Certification Internship Year Studies Program.
Description:
Mathematics needed for K-8 teaching. Place value and models for arithmetic, mental math, word problems, and algorithms. Factors, primes, proofs, and prealgebra. Fractions, ratios, rates, and percentages. Negative, rational, and real numbers. Special emphasis on the appropriate sequential order for teaching.
Effective Dates:
US08 - US08

MTH 201 Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(MTH 103 or MTH 110 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118) or designated score on Mathematics Placement test
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Child Development major or in the Special Education-Deaf Education major or in the Special Education-Learning Disabilities major or in the Teacher Certification Internship Year Studies Program.
Description:
Mathematics needed for K-8 teaching. Place value and models for arithmetic, mental math, word problems, and algorithms. Factors, primes, proofs, and prealgebra. Fractions, ratios, rates, and percentages. Negative, rational, and real numbers. Special emphasis on the appropriate sequential order for teaching.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - FS08

MTH 201 Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(MTH 103 or MTH 110 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118) or designated score on Mathematics Placement test
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Child Development major or in the Education major or in the Special Education-Deaf Education major or in the Special Education-Learning Disabilities major or in the Teacher Certification Internship Year Studies Program.
Description:
Mathematics needed for K-8 teaching. Place value and models for arithmetic, mental math, word problems, and algorithms. Factors, primes, proofs, and prealgebra. Fractions, ratios, rates, and percentages. Negative, rational, and real numbers. Special emphasis on the appropriate sequential order for teaching.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - US13

MTH 201 Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(MTH 103 or MTH 110 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118) or designated score on Mathematics Placement test
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Child Development major or in the Education Major or in the Special Education-Learning Disabilities Major or in the Teacher Certification Internship Year Studies Program.
Description:
Mathematics needed for K-8 teaching. Place value and models for arithmetic, mental math, word problems, and algorithms. Factors, primes, proofs, and prealgebra. Fractions, ratios, rates, and percentages. Negative, rational, and real numbers. Special emphasis on the appropriate sequential order for teaching.
Effective Dates:
FS13 - FS18

MTH 201 Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(MTH 103 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118 or MTH 101 or MTH 102) or designated score on Mathematics Placement test
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Child Development major or in the Education Major or in the Special Education-Learning Disabilities Major or in the Teacher Certification Internship Year Studies Program.
Description:
Mathematics needed for K-8 teaching. Place value and models for arithmetic, mental math, word problems, and algorithms. Factors, primes, proofs, and prealgebra. Fractions, ratios, rates, and percentages. Negative, rational, and real numbers. Special emphasis on the appropriate sequential order for teaching.
Effective Dates:
SS19 - US19

MTH 201 Elementary Mathematics for Teachers I

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(MTH 103 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118 or MTH 101 or MTH 102 or MTH 103B) or designated score on Mathematics Placement test
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Child Development major or in the Education Major or in the Special Education-Learning Disabilities Major or in the Teacher Certification Internship Year Studies Program.
Description:
Mathematics needed for teaching grades PreK - 6. Place value, algorithms for whole numbers, decimals, and fractions with an emphasis on children’s mathematical thinking.
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open