M8501 Didactics of Mathematics 1

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 3 credit(s) (příf plus uk k 1 zk 2 plus 1 > 4). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jaromír Šimša, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jiří Herman, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Pavel Šišma, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eduard Fuchs, CSc.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 13:00–14:50 M2,01021
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
M8501/01: Mon 16:00–17:50 M3,01023, J. Herman
M8501/02: Mon 8:00–9:50 M3,01023, P. Šišma
Prerequisites (in Czech)
M4502 Mathematical Analysis 3 && M4522 Geometry 3
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course student should be ready:
to understand and to explaín all high-school's mathematical topics;
to teach high-school mathematics practically.
Syllabus
  • Systematic introduction to the didactics of mathematics.
  • Importance of mathematical education.
  • Specific features of teaching math.
  • Aspects of math education in different schools due to their various intending as well as to intellectual skills of their students.
  • Checking and testing of students' knowledge of mathematics and its marking.
  • Methods of solving math problems.
  • Preparation of students for teaching standard topics of high-school math: Basic notions of set theory, Introduction to mathematical logic, Proofs, Method of induction, Elementary number theory, basic number domains.
Literature
  • Hejný Milan a kol. Teória vyučovania matematiky 2. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateĺstvo, 1989, 554 s.
  • Cyklus učebnic: Matematika pro gymnázia. Praha: Prometheus, 1990-1995.
Teaching methods
Lectures with seminars supported by reading textbooks.
Assessment methods
Colloquium based on an individual teaching project lectured in a seminar during a seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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