Academic Catalog

SSME305 TEACHING AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS IN A STEM CONTEXT

Course Code: 4200305
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Secondary Science And Mathematics Educ.
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Theaching and learning of mathematics in an interdisciplinary context , the role of mathematics in STEM education, applications of mathematics to real-world problems, mathematical problem solving through teamwork, designing a prototype for the solution of a problem from an engineering perspective, making assumptions, developing possible solutions and making decision for best promising solution, understanding mathematical structure conceptually and interpreting the solution.