PřF:M8501 Didactics of Mathematics I

M8501 Didactics of Mathematics I

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites (in Czech)

M5501 Discrete Mathematics I

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

Syllabus

A systematic introduction to didactics of mathematics. Significance of mathematical education. Specific features of mathematical education. Problems of mathematical education on various types of high-schools from the point of view of school specialization and various intellectual level of students. Control and evaluation of knowledge of students. Didactic education of students on the following topics in high-school mathematics: -- Basic concepts of set theory. Introduction to mathematical logic. -- Proofs. Mathematical induction. -- Elementary number theory. -- Number domains. Complex numbers. -- Equations and inequalities. -- Functions and its graphes. -- Geometry: 2- and 3-dimensional Euclidean space. -- Vektor algebra. -- Linear and quadratic analytical geometry. -- Introduction to probability and mathematical statistics and their application. -- Elementary methods of solving mathematical problems. -- Combinatorics and graph theory. -- Differential and integral calculus. (Active student participation in methodical preparation of the course.)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses