MAT513: Analysis for Teachers I
Prof. Scott Sutherland Stony Brook, Spring 2020
About this course: This is a course in the foundational ideas of calculus and the real number system. Since the intended audience is in-service and pre-service secondary school (grades 6-12) teachers, I will attempt to make ties not only to ideas in calculus but also those arising in earlier grades. However, keep in mind this is not a course on how to teach any specific school subject. Rather, the focus is on understanding the ideas that underlie them.
Places, Times, and Contact:
Textbook(s) The following texts are recommended.
Understanding Analysis, 2nd ed., by Stephen Abbot (Springer, 2015)
Webpage and weekly schedule:
Please see the schedule at http://www.math.stonybrook.edu/~scott/mat513.spr22/schedule The
most up-to-date version of this document can also be found there.
Evaluation and Grading: Grades in MAT513 will be calculated as follows
Email and appointments: I am readily accessible via email and will respond to your emails as soon as I can. However, I may not check email continuously throughout the day (and especially not late at night) so please do not wait until the last minute to email concerns or questions. Detailed questions are best done in person or via zoom, which can be during my office hours or by appointment.
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