COHORT INFORMATION
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Northern Iowa offers a program of courses in mathematics and mathematics education leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Mathematics: Secondary Teaching Emphasis. The purpose of the program is two-fold — to strengthen and extend the understanding of mathematics and to enhance teaching methods.
MyCourses
Courses in this program are offered primarily using MyCourses, a computer conferencing program requiring Internet access and a web browser — no additional software is required. Students may need access to someone who can assist with computer set-up.
UNI campus
Summer sessions in this program may involve some on-campus or central site study.
A minimum of 35 credit hours is required to complete the program at least 12 of these hours must be 200-level. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not required for admission. Successful completion of a final written comprehensive exam is required. The mathematics courses in this program will be designed, and in some cases developed, to meet the graduate level content needs of high school mathematics teachers. As such, only licensed secondary mathematics teachers will be admitted to the program.
800:162g Modern Algebra, 3 credit hours
Groups with operators, modules over rings, Sylow theorems, composition series, semi-simple and simple rings, field theory and introduction to Galois theory.
800:210 Theory of Numbers, 3 credit hours
Mathematical study of integers: induction, divisibility, prime numbers, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, multiplicative functions.
800:214 Studies in Analysis, 3 credit hours
800:243 Topics in Discrete Mathematics, 3 credit hours
Topics from combinatorics, graph theory, analysis and application of algorithms, recurrence relations, difference equations, linear programming and mathematical induction. Applications of these topics in the secondary curriculum.
800:246 Topics in the History of Mathematics, 3 credit hours
Topics from history of algebra, analysis, arithmetic, geometry, number theory, probability and topology as they appear in the development of Mesopotamian, Greek, Islamic, Indian, Chinese and Western civilizations.
800:267 Topics in Non-Euclidean Geometry, 3 credit hours
Historical development of geometry models that do not assume Euclid's fifth postulate. Emphasis on Poincare's disc and upper half-plane models, distance and area in the hyperbolic plane and Mobius transformations.
800:273 Topics in Probability and Statistics, 3 credit hours
Topics from correlation and regression analysis, analysis of variance and co-variance, non-parametric methods, order statistics.
800:280 Mathematics at the Secondary Level (Part I), 1 credit hour
History of secondary mathematics in the U.S. Overview of the most recent reform movement in mathematics education; its effect on the teaching and learning of high school mathematics.
800:280 Mathematics at the Secondary Level (Part II), 2 credit hours
800:281 Current Research in School Mathematics, 3 credit hours
Analysis of research in mathematics education and its implications for instruction in high school programs.
800:291 Problems & Issues in Teaching High School Mathematics, 3 credit hours
800:293 The Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum, 3 credit hours
Comparison of current secondary curriculum with national standards, implementation, assessment, and the role of technology.
800:299 Research, 2 credit hours
Visit the UNI Mathematics web site to learn more about the program