DUE Date
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WORK DUE at the beginning of class or lab
unless otherwise noted!
Turn in work that meets the criterion in
Presenting Homework and Writing Assignments
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means that the assignment will receive a
numerical grade. Other assignments count towards
the baseline participation grade.
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| Dec 9 - Thur |
**Final exam**
will occur from 9-11:30am (Take home portion will be handed out
on the last day of class).
Extra credit crochet model of
hyperbolic geometry due (for me to keep).
Extra credit
sum of two cubes activity sheet.
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| Dec 8 - Wed |
**Ben Franklin report**
due by 5pm (assigned on Nov 15)
Ben Franklin's Will - Web Readings
Appendix 2: Ben
Franklin's Will - Part 2 - Major Writing Assignment
Appendix 3: Self-Evaluation Checklist for the Ben Franklin Report
Checklist Guide
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| Dec 7 - Tues |
If you didn't finish it in lab, finish up the review questions from lab
Real life rates -
Collect information that you receive in
the mail, search on the web
and/or go to a bank
to find real interest rates on...
savings,
checking accounts,
cds (certificate of deposit),
credit card rates,
student loan rates,
house loan (mortgage) rates,
and car loan rates.
Write up your findings and be sure to include the source of each rate.
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| Dec 6 - Mon |
If you didn't finish the problems in class, finish them and
be prepared to present them
(HDYK p. 92-94 numbers 9, 14, 21 and 24, and p. 103 number 8)
Work on homework for the rest of the week.
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| Dec 2 - Thur |
Skim through Ben F guidelines above under the Wed Dec 8 deadline.
Work on WebCT quizzes, Ben Franklin report, and Tuesday's real-life rates assignment and come prepared to continue working on these at the end of class.
Bring HDYK and your calculator to class.
**Lab 9** due by 5pm
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| Nov 30 - Tues |
If we can afford to save $100 per month for a $50,000 car, in an account compounding monthly at 8%, then how long will it take to save up? Setup the formula for the problem but do not solve. If I told you that the answer was approximately 18.38 years would that make sense? Show work to explain why.
What will our monthly payment be if we take out a car loan at 8% compounded monthly for $50,000 for 18.38 years? What is the interest paid over the life of the loan? How much more do we pay in total when compared to
saving up $100 a month for 18.38 years?
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| Nov 29 - Mon |
Condo hw -
Finish up to the portion that says Monday Lab Work.
Web based problems You might need to use Internet Explorer .
Be sure to show work for EVERY entry on a piece of paper to
turn in:
Web Problem 1
Web Problem 2
Be sure that you explain how each calculation is completed
(you may wish to review class notes and HDYK p. 95-103).
Also note that row 0 of the table at the bottom
is not supposed to be filled in -
fill in rows 1 and 2.
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| Nov 23 - Tues |
**Lab 8** Test 3 revisions due at 5pm
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| Nov 22 - Mon |
HDYK 2.2 # 8 and 10
Read HDYK p. 95-103
(The answers to You Try It Problems are in the back of the book).
Work on test revisions due Tues.
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| Nov 18 - Thur |
Jane and Joan sheet
Put in $37 each month for 2 years, at 12.99% compounded monthly. Compare this with putting in $37 and leaving it there for 2 years, at 12.99% compounded monthly. What is the total amount that you will end up with in each case? How much of that is interest ($) in each case?
**Lab 7** due at 5pm
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| Nov 16 - Tues |
Read p. 79-81 in HDYK
(The answer to You Try it 2.3 is at the top of page 307). Then slowly read p. 79 a second time so that you are familiar with the ideas in it.
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| Nov 15 - Mon |
Review percentages by completing HDYK 2.1 # 1, 17, 20, and 21.
Read HDYK section 2.2 and complete 2.2 # 1 and 2.
Read the Ben Franklin web reading
in preparation for lab.
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| Nov 11 - Thur |
**Test on Stats**
study guide
WebCT quizzes due
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| Nov 9 - Tues |
Monday's worksheets are due.
Stats Detective
lab homework and
Homer's Taxes.
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| Nov 8 - Mon |
lab homework
Work on WebCT quizzes
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| Nov 4 - Thur |
Take try 1 of WebCT quiz 7
**Lab 6**
Part 1
Part 2
due
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| Nov 2 - Tues |
Read Heart of Mathematics p. 601-610.
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| Nov 1 - Mon |
Important for your success in lab!:
Read linear regression web reading
How Do You Know? p. 188 # 14 and p. 211 #12. Show work and be
prepared to turn these in.
If you didn't already complete it, finish the regression worksheet
from class.
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| Oct 28 - Thur |
Read HDYK p. 192 - 207 and bring HDYK to class
Do 2 histograms (1 for each gender) for the timed MRT class data
each having 3 classes of width 1 each:
0 less than or equal to
score < 1 (ie a score of 0)
1 less than or equal to score < 2
2 less than or equal to
score < 3
Take try 1 of WebCT quiz 6
Use the handout I gave you to calculate your course average (turn this
sheet in).
**Lab 5** due
at the start of class includes the
mean median mode sheet
and test 2 revisions.
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| Oct 26 - Tues |
Read HDYK p. 152 - 186
How do you know p. 187 #6 (try numerous examples of small data sets of 3
or 4 points to try and see which measure of center would be best in
general and why the others fail to be good measures of center)
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| Oct 25 - Mon |
Read Heart of Mathematics p. 47-50 and 593-595.
**Mathematician worksheet revisions** due
by 7pm worksheet checklist
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| Oct 21 - Thur |
**Test on Mathematicians*
* study suggestions
WebCT quiz retakes due by 2pm.
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| Oct 19 - Tues |
Read the web reading on
quantitative literacy.
Read Heart of Mathematics p. 583-589 and HDYK p. 135-147.
Come to class prepared to discuss the above readings.
Stock Market Sheet (Ignore the
Updates for now) due by 5pm
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| Oct 18 - Mon |
Bring a printer card with money on it to lab.
If you didn't already finish this, complete the
class data collection sheet.
Complete the
stock market homework.
If you have them, bring pinecones to lab.
Oct 12 worksheets and suggestions for improvement due.
Work on WebCT quizzes
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| Oct 4 - Oct 12 |
**
Mathematician Presentations and Worksheets**
(assigned on Sept 14)
assignment,
web references,
presentation
checklist
worksheet checklist,
Monday Oct 4 - Thomas Fuller and Maria Agnesi
Tues Oct 5 - Carl Friedrich Gauss and Sophie Germain
Thur Oct 7 - Georg Cantor and Srinivasa Ramanujan
Mon Oct 11 - Paul Erdos and David Blackwell
Tues Oct 12 - Mary Ellen Rudin, Frank Morgan, and Ingrid Daubechies
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| Oct 12 - Tues |
Mary Ellen Rudin, Frank Morgan, and Ingrid Daubechies
Web Readings
Oct 11 worksheets and suggestions for improvement due
If you are presenting on
Mary Ellen Rudin, Frank Morgan, or Ingrid Daubechies
your powerpoint file is due by 1:30pm, and you should bring 24 copies of your
worksheet to class.
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| Oct 11 - Mon |
Paul Erdos and David Blackwell
Web Readings
Oct 7 worksheets and suggestions for improvement due
Review the mathematics of the mathematicians we have seen so far
If you are presenting on
Paul Erdos or David Blackwell
your powerpoint file is due by 2:30pm, and you should bring 24 copies of your
worksheet to class.
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| Oct 7 - Thur |
Go over the Dodge Ball worksheet and be sure that you
understand the winning strategy.
Georg Cantor and Srinivasa Ramanujan
Web Readings
10/5 worksheets and suggestions for improvement due
If you are presenting on
Georg Cantor or Srinivasa Ramanujan
your powerpoint file is due by 1:30pm, and you should bring 24 copies of your
worksheet to class.
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| Oct 5 - Tues |
Carl Friedrich Gauss and Sophie Germain
Web Readings
10/4 worksheets and suggestions for improvement due
If you are presenting on
Carl Friedrich Gauss or Sophie Germain,
your powerpoint file is due by 1:30pm, and you should bring 24 copies of your worksheet to class.
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| Oct 4 - Mon |
Read web reading on
What is Mathematics
Skim web reading on
Fifty-Five Culteral Reasons Why Too Few Women Win at Mathematics
by Patricia C. Kenschaft from Winning Women into Mathematics, 1990, p. 11-15.
Read the Thomas Fuller and Maria Agnesi
Web Readings
If you are presenting on Thomas Fuller or Maria Agnesi,
your powerpoint file is due by 3:30pm, and you should bring 24 copies
of your worksheet to class.
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| Sept 30 - Thur |
Bring How Do You Know? to class.
Preliminary bullet points writeup for mathematician project (1 per group)
(Use your paper references and the
web references to
create bullet points for
Influences, Support, Barriers and Diversity Issues, Mathematical Style,
and Mathematical Activities for the Class by answering the related questions on
the worksheet checklist
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Lab 3: **
Test 1 Revisions**
due by 4 pm - you must turn in your original test too.
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| Sept 28 - Tues |
Work on the mathematician project and test revisions.
If you didn't do so already, finish the
worksheet from lab.
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| Sept 27 - Mon |
Read the web reading on
The Pythagorean Theorem and Fermat's Last Theorem
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Earth and Universe Part 2**
due by 7pm.
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| Sept 23 - Thur |
WebCT quizzes 1-3 due
**Test on Geometry**
study guide
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| Sept 22 - Tues |
Review material on the shape of the universe and work on retakes for
WebCT quizzes 1-3
If you didn't already finish the
worksheet from lab, finish that.
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| Sept 20 - Mon |
Read Heart of Math p. 306-319
Web Readings:
Review #7 of 2-D Universes
Read
Shape of the Universe -
Mind Bending Ideas!
Universe as Doughnut:
New Data, New Debate and
Universe is Finite, "Soccer Ball"-Shaped
Take a try of WebCT quiz 2
(recall that your grade can't go down,
is the highest of your 5 retakes, and that you should strive to receive at
least 50% credit for the on-time credit). An A is required by time five
for baseline participation.
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| Sept 16 - Thur |
Lab 2 due
Read Heart of Mathematics p. 83-90.
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| Sept 14 - Tues |
Read
Hearing the Shape of a Drum
and skim the
mathematician assignment.
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| Sept 13 - Mon |
Web readings for lab - important for your success in lab -
read 2-D Universes Readings,
and carefully read the entire
Computer Information Sheet again.
Be sure that you can get into WebCT by following the directions.
Test this out to make sure.
Study for WebCT quizzes which we will take in lab:
Review the syllabus,
past homework, web readings, and class notes and activities.
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| Sept 9 - Thur |
Read Heart of Math pp. p. 288-299 and come prepared to discuss
this in class.
Go over the answers to the problems we went over on Tuesday and be
prepared to answer them if called on.
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| Sept 7 - Tues |
Be sure that you have made it into office hours for your short conference by
now.
**
Geometry of the Earth and Universe report**
due at the start of class (assigned on Aug 31)
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Bring 1 ball per group of 2 (that you won't mind drawing on) - the
ball and should be between 6 inches and a foot in
diameter, and it should be round, smooth and the type of ball that has
already been completely inflated in the store (so that it does not
have a lot of give).
Also, If you have masking tape and/or markers, bring them.
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| Sep 2 - Thur |
**Lab 1**
due at the start of class.
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| Aug 31 - Tues |
Readings due at the start of class accessible as a link from
http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/class/1010/indexf04.html
Read Heart of Mathematics p. ix - xii
Read the web reading on
Creative Inquiry Lessons for Life
Read the web reading on
What is Math
Briefly describe the most interesting or surprising
aspects from the readings. If any material seemed puzzling,
address that as well. Finally, comment on the aesthetics of the ideas.
You can turn this in on WebCT or print it out. It is due at the start
of class.
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| Aug 30 - Mon |
Readings due at the start of class accessible as a link from
http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/class/1010/indexf04.html
Perspective Drawing
Syllabus
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| Aug 26 - Thur |
Complete the Mathematical Experiences assignment.
Your writeup is due at the start of class.
Get a 3-ring binder notebook and a hole puncher.
Get a scientific calculator (with a
yx, xy, or ^ key on it).
Purchase the How Do You Know? book from the Mat 1010 section of the
bookstore.
Get the Heart of Math book by showing your syllabus upstairs in the
IDS section of the bookstore.
Bring your calculator, 3-ring binder notebook, hole puncher and
all handouts I give you to classes and labs until otherwise notified.
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