This syllabus was submited to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.Elementary school teachers are responsible for developing in their students the skills necessary to compute, to use computation in mathematics, to read and decipher word problems, to understand basic mathematics functions and operations, to be able to make estimates appropriate to grade level,to understand plant and animal life appropriate to grade level, to understand physical and environmental properties and conservation, and to apply the basic components of the scientific inquiry.