Foundations of Mathematics and Functional Programming

What will be taught?  
      Coding and the math behind it in order to create advanced animations and interactive programs.   

What topics will you cover? 
      Week 1: Cartesian coordinates & negative numbers
      Week 2: Order of operations
      Week 3: Variables
      Week 4: Fractions
      Week 5: Basic animation
      Week 6: Trigonometric functions
      Week 7: Advanced animation (repetitive movement)
      Week 8: if-then-else expression
      Week 9: State Diagram
      Week 10: Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) activity

How is your class structured? 
      We will cover new topics in the first half, and children will use the rest of the class to perfect their creations. Children will be encouraged to set goals which will take several weeks to complete, and topics will be reorganized to help them reach their goals.  

How will you teach? 
      The instructor introduces a topic as a how-to, for example, "This eye is in the middle of my face, how can we move it to the right?" and the children then try to duplicate it, and then make their own version. 

How much will learners get to interact with you and each other? 
      Working in a small group, each child will get a chance to ask questions, and where appropriate other children will be encouraged to explain their understanding of the problem and solution. Younger children often want to discuss their work in detail, and time will be taken to allow this because it is important to develop general communication skills and especially technical communication skills. 

Any required experience or knowledge learners need? 
      They must have completed the intro Start Creating with Code.