Course: Math 266, Th, 10-11:30am, Cupples I, 111
Instructor: Quo-Shin Chi
Office: Room 210, Cupples I
Office hours: by appointment
Textbook: Arithmetic For Teachers, by Gary Jensen, AMS publication
Tools needed: Chinese abacus

      We will concurrently cover the textbook, learn to compute with the Chinese abacus and solve word problems by the so-called Singapore Math Method, which is no more than representing involved quantities by segments on the number line to find the answers by reasoning geometrically.
      There will be several homework assignments (30%), one take-home midterm (30%), and one take-home final (40%).
      Last but not least, to master mathematics is to constantly think and do mathematics yourself, not just to watch your teachers perform the tasks and try to grab a solution manual (most often they are nonexistent) whenever you are asked to tackle a problem.