Dr. Erica N. Walker
Professor of Mathematics Education
Teachers College, Columbia University



Courses at TC

MSTM 4031: Number theory
Primes, composites, divisibility and factorization, congruence, historical topics.

MSTM 5010: Mathematics in the elementary school
Problems, issues, and methods in the teaching and supervision of elementary school mathematics.

MSTM 5020: Mathematics and multicultural education
Survey of mathematical topics and methods appropriate for multicultural and bilingual programs.

MSTM 5061: Evaluation in mathematics education
Theories and methods of evaluating pupils and programs in the cognitive and affective domains.

MSTM 6500: Research seminar in mathematics education
Permission required. Research oriented seminars dealing with a variety of issues and leading to preparation of preliminary proposals for the doctoral dissertation. Required for doctoral students.

MSTM 6501: Research seminar in mathematics education
Permission required. Research oriented seminars dealing with a variety of issues and leading to preparation of preliminary proposals for the doctoral dissertation. Required for doctoral students.

MSTM 6901: Research and independent study in mathematics education
Permission required. Guided independent study leading to the preparation of a major project or paper. May be taken repeatedly by doctoral candidates engaged in research.

MSTM 7500: Dissertation seminar in mathematics education
Development of final doctoral dissertation proposals and presentation of proposals for departmental review.

MSTM 8900: Dissertation advisement in mathematics education
Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.