COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Math

The Foundations of Mathematics    (A New Course)
Section Code: MTHX9301
Nothing hurts a student more in the area mathematics than not having a strong foundation. Different students have different math challenges. The Internet can help customize and improve understanding of these critical basic building blocks for higher levels of math. You will explore a number of these resources as you develop an understanding of the scope of resources. Then, using these and other resources of your choice, you will develop a Web quest as a course project to use with your students. By using Web quests, students can conduct research, analyze the information, and draw their own conclusions. The critical thinking skills they develop will lead them to resources that meet their particular learning needs.

Math With Calculus, Trigonometry, and Fractals    (A New Course)
Section Code: MTHX9302
The Internet is rich with mathematics resources. This course explores just three math areas, calculus, trigonometry, and fractals. It is a sampling of the resources in these areas of math but each site leads to dozens of other resources. You can find lesson plans, interactive sites where students can insert numbers and watch fractal form. There are illustrations of simple and complex math functions. You can even find videos that will present the solution to a problem from different perspectives so every student has something to meet his/her learning style. Even see how the mathematical foundations of fractals has evolved into beautiful art and learn how students can create their own. By the end of your research, you will a wealth of information and Internet resources to use in the development of one web quest project for this course.

Statistics and Other Measurement Techniques    (A New Course)
Section Code: MTHX9303
Mathematical measurement techniques are probably one of the most common forms of math used in everyday life. Every time you talk about how many inches that piece of wood is, how many miles to travel, how much time it will take to do something, how many square feet are in a room, or what percentage of a population has some specific characteristic, you are using one form of measurement or another. Statistics, geometry and other measurement techniques are part of everyday life and this course will provide you with many great resources you can use to help your students grasp these concepts. When you explore the assignments in this course, you will find a wealth learning tools to help your students understand and remember them. For the course you will develop a web quest style lesson plan that will be something you can use with your students.