mat150 (MAT150)

MAT 150 TOPIC 7 DQ 2 It is necessary to have a good understanding of mathematics in order to teach it. Who do you think would make a better math teacher: a person who has natural mathematical talent and understands concepts easily without making mistakes, or a person who had to struggle to gain their understanding of math and learn to avoid making mistakes?

MAT 150 TOPIC 7 DQ 1 Out of the concepts you have studied in this course, choose one that you feel would be particularly difficult for students to understand. Provide a concrete real-world situation or example to help illustrate this concept.

MAT 150 TOPIC 6 DQ 2 In your own words, explain the concept of a variable. Discuss how you can teach a class about the use of variables and how they can be used to create an algebraic expression.

MAT 150 TOPIC 6 DQ 1 In your own words, explain the concept of a variable. Discuss how you can teach a class about the use of variables and how they can be used to create an algebraic expression.

MAT 150 TOPIC 4 DQ 1 How would you teach the concept of multiplication of fractions? If a student doesn’t understand it this way, what alternate method can you use?

MAT 150 TOPIC 3 DQ 2 Discuss the divisibility rules for the numbers 2 through 10. What is the value of knowing and understanding these rules? Give an example of how you would use these rules.

MAT 150 TOPIC 1 DQ 2 Identify at least five different problem-solving strategies. Discuss when and how you would use each of these strategies to solve a problem. Create a problem, then select an appropriate strategy and describe how you would teach a student to use this strategy to solve the problem.

MAT 150 TOPIC 1 DQ 1 In your own words, describe the four-step problem-solving process. Explain why each step is important. Create a simple problem that could be used in a classroom and demonstrate how you would use each of the four steps to solve this problem. How would you teach this process in the classroom?