Preparing students to face health challenges of the 21st century requires teaching health education in ways that increases individual health literacy and self-efficacy to lead a health-enhancing life. Teaching students the necessary skills is not enough, we must also assess student learning in authentic and meaningful ways that measure growth and levels of skill proficiency. Using the Performance Indicators of the National Health Education Standards as a guide, we will explore how to teach health education in a skills-based way and to develop formative & summative assessments that measure student learning & resulting proficiency. We will discuss strategies to develop health literate individuals who have the capacity & competence to make health-enhancing choices across the lifespan. Coursework includes readings, in-class work time, & development of tools you can use in your classroom.

Topics selected from probability, systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, linear programming, mathematics of finance. Not a preparation for calculus. Prereq: MATH 302 or the equivalent. Not offered for credit to mathematics majors.

Calculus of one variable covering limits, derivatives of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions; applications include curve sketching, max-min problems, related rates, and volume and area problems. Prereq: completing MATH 418 with a grade of C or better or qualifying with the placement evaluation. Beginning in Spring 2019 students who have taken MATH 418 may not take the placement test as a means of entry into MATH 425. (Repeat rule applies for MATH 424A and MATH 424B).

Second course in calculus of one argument, techniques and applications of integration, polar coordinates, and series. Prereq: MATH 425.