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George Mason University
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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

MATH 607 - Algebraic Structure for Teachers

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable for Credit
Offered by Mathematical Sciences  
Expands on customary operations on integers and rationals to discuss systems that mimic these operations. Emphasizes multiplicative and additive inverses and their corresponding identities as they occur in other systems. Topics might include permutation groups, rigid transformations, groups of symmetry of the plane and connection to geometry, and matrices treated as linear transformations and connections to solutions of systems of equations.

Prerequisite(s): Open to in-service teachers of mathematics at middle school level. Others may enroll with permission of instructor.
Notes: Background in mathematics desirable but not necessary. Thorough understanding of high school algebra assumed.

Schedule Type: LEC
Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 2
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 1