DUE Date
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Dates are subject to change and additional homework will
fill in what is listed. WORK IS DUE at the beginning of class
unless otherwise noted.
Turn in work that meets the criterion in
Presenting Homework and Projects.
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means that the assignment will receive a
numerical grade while the other assignments (TBA) are counted in the
participation grade.
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| 21 June - Fri |
****Research
Presentations
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| 20 June - Thur |
Prepare to share your research presentation topic with the rest of the
class and continue to work on the presentations.
Bring a list of any mathematical connections/mathematicians
you already have with you so that I can help you add to them.
Bring your stock purchase info with you
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| 19 June - Wed |
****Project 4:
What is Mathematics?****
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| 18 June - Tues |
Bring your stock purchase info with you
Search for information on the
mathematicians David Blackwell and Andrew Wiles and
report on a few interesting items that you found (to turn in)
Work on the last 2 assignments: Project 4 and the Research Presentations
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| 17 June - Mon |
If you did not purchase your stock in lab on Thursday, then
purchase your stock
What mathematics is
research and readings assignment (to turn in)
Bring your graded Project 3 (Critiques of Recent Media) with you to class
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| 14 June - Fri |
****Test 3: Consumer Statistics****
Study guide
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| 13 June - Thur |
If you did not finish the lab (through #17) then do so
Study for test 3 and write down any questions that you have.
Take a try of the ASULearn practice questions
Review the statistics labs [Stock Data and Graph and ASULearn Data Collection, Representations of Data, and Can We Predict the Future? Stocks, Class Data, and Raw Egg Regressions] and bring your notes on them with you to lab, along with your stock graph.
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| 12 June - Wed |
****Project 3: Critiques of
Recent Media
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| 11 June - Tues |
Read and take notes on
(keep track of the pages for the themes related to
Project 3)
Heart of Mathematics (keep track of the
pages)
p. 53-55 and p. 61 Numerical Patterns in Nature
p. 734-735 and 738-745 Statistics Throughout our Lives
p. 776-788 Deciding Personal and Public Policy
Read
Exposure to letters A or F can affect test performance and prepare a
bullet point list of a summary of related content and
the page numbers in connection with
relevant correlation/causation, sample size and study readings (via
p. #s and content) in both books.
Read about linear regression,
predictors and the stock market
Complete How Do You Know 3.4 #15 parts b) and c)
Begin working on Project 3
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| 10 June- Mon |
Take notes on (keep track of the pages)
(keep track of the pages for the themes related to
Project 3)
How Do You Know
p. 156 on When
Good Graphs Go Bad,
p. 172-176 on the
Center of a Distribution,
the Spread of a Distribution, and Box Plots,
and
p. 185-188 on Linear Relationships
Use the following lo, q1, median, q3, and hi
to sketch three boxplots on the same graph for these Nielsen ratings points
(that roughly represent the percentage of households tuned in).
ABC [13.5, 14.4, 16.6, 17.2, 20.2]
CBS [13.1, 15.5, 16.35, 17.3, 21.9]
NBC [13.1, 13.6, 14.5, 15.0, 17.6]
Which network does the best? The worst? Can you say something
positive about each network using the boxplots? Explain.
Take Notes on the following in Heart of Mathematics
(keep track of the pages for the themes related to
Project 3)
p. 591-593 Are Coincidences as Truly Amazing as They First Appear?
p. p. 645-651 and 654-661 Stumbling Through a Minefield of Data
p. 712-722 Making Inferences from Data
Create an analysis and critique using bullet points of
the information in these articles on the
impact of young voters
by referring to specific content and page numbers in both books from
our homework readings from Friday and today:
For example:
Heart of Mathematics p. 655-656 examined the issues surrounding the 1936 presidential election, including biased polling, and how George Gallup made his name by accurately predicting the election with a small (but randomized) sample.
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| 7 June- Fri |
If you did not complete the first 3 parts of the lab from yesterday, do so,
including printing out a full size graph of your Stock.
Read and take notes on or highlight
section 1.5: Personal Finance: Investments
in the How Do You Know?
book (beginning on p. 51)
to gain some familiarity with personal investments and stock information.
Read and take notes on
(keep track of the pages for the themes related to Project 3):
Heart of Mathematics p. 594 (How to Get Rich Quick as a Stock Whiz).
How Do You Know:
p.
131-134 on History of Statistics, Census, Sampling and
Random Sampling,
p. 138 on estimating a characteristic as well as
sample size,
p. 140 from item 3. to the bottom of the page on
misleading questions, and
p. 142 on Human Subject Research
and bring the book to
class.
Read and take notes on or highlight:
MSFT conflicting graph viewpoints
Complete How Do You Know p. 180-181 #6 on measures of center
and be prepared to discuss why you chose the measures too
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| 6 June- Thur |
****Test 2: Personal Finance****
study guide. The test will be
1:15 minutes and we will resume class at 1:55 in the lab
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| 5 June - Wed |
To turn in:
How Do You Know Exercise Set 1.2 (beginning on p. 23)
#9, 14, 21, and 24
and Exercise Set 1.3 (beginning on p. 32)# 8 and 10
Take a try of the ASULearn Material Review Questions for
Test 2 and read the study guide
and write down any questions that you have.
Review the class highlights page and begin taking notes for finance
information for Project 4.
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| 4 June - Tues |
If you did not complete the lab, do so...
Skim p. 26-29 in How Do You Know? and
p. 806 in Heart of Mathematics on loans and amortization.
Complete You Try It 3.4 on the top of page 30, which is similar to the car
loan practice problem from lab. Show work. Hint: When you solve for the
monthly payment, you should obtain 381.84 and the balance due at the end of
3 months is 13782.35.
Search the web for information about personal or consumer debt or
loans in the US.
How about for the entire world? How about for North Carolina?
Also search for information about the federal deficit.
Report back on what you found (to turn in).
Read How Do You Know p. 38-47
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| 3 June - Mon |
****Project 2: Benjamin Franklin's
Legacy****
Benjamin Franklin's Will -
News Article Web Readings
Project Criteria
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| 31 May - Fri |
If you did not complete the Benjamin Franklin lab on the class highlights page, do so.
Read and take notes on or highlight
How Do You Know? p. 1, 5-7, 9-13, and
Heart of Mathematics p. 793-797.
Complete How Do You Know? p. 22 Exercise Set 1.2 #5 and 7
Begin working on Project 2 under Monday's due date and write down
any questions you have
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| 30 May - Thur |
Talk to your friends or relatives,
collect information that you receive in
the mail, search on the web
and/or go to a bank
to find recent interest rates on...
savings,
checking accounts,
cds (certificate of deposit),
credit card rates,
student loan rates,
house loan (mortgage) rates,
and car loan rates.
Summarize your findings and be sure to list the source of each rate.
Practice Problems (to turn in) from
How Do You Know?
Exercise Set 1.1 beginning on p. 7:
# 1, 13, 16, 17, and 20.
Exercise Set 1.2 p. 22 # 1 and 2.
You may write in the workbook and rip out the pages to save paper. Show your calculation work!
Read and highlight or takes notes on
Ben Franklin's Plan - Web Reading
for Lab
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| 29 May - Wed |
****Test 1: Geometry of our Earth and
Universe****
study guide
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| 28 May - Tues |
If you did not finish the
Universe lab then do so.
Take a try of ASULearn Material Review Quiz [participation requires at least one try of the quiz, but the specific grade does not matter - it is only there to provide you with feedback.]
Review the class highlights page, reflect, and list all instances from
this segment as related to the themes in
Project 4:
1. what mathematics is,
2. what it has to offer and why it is useful,
3. the diverse ways that people succeed in it and impact it,
4. local to global theme,
5. truth and consequenses theme.
Read through the following and message me on ASULearn or write down
(to turn in) two items that you found interesting, disagreed with,
had a question on, or wished had been done:
Jeff Weeks Interview
Write down any questions related to the Test 1 study guide
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| 27 May - Mon |
Read through the following and take notes and be prepared to discuss:
An article I wrote for Mathematics Awareness Month:
The Shape
of the Universe
Heart of Mathematics Section 4.6 (The Shape of Reality)
and 4.7 (The Fourth Dimension)
Gluing Spaces
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| 24 May - Fri |
****Project 1:
Earth and Universe - Annotated
Bibliography****
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Bring a 10-12 inch diameter child's ball - these are usually found in bins in stores and cost a couple of dollars. Be sure that this ball is smooth, can bounce, and that you will not mind writing on it during class.
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| 23 May - Thur |
Start class in 205
Begin working on project 1 (see link under Friday's due date)
[you are looking for diverse and contradictory perspectives, including scholarly and nonscholarly references and books]
Review class material and write down any questions
Read through the 2D Universes Readings
and take notes (which may take the form of written notes, highlighting and/or underlining).
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| 22 May - Wed |
Read through the Syllabus
which is online - search google for
Dr. Sarah, click on my page, and click on the MAT 1010 link and then the
Syllabus link. Come prepared to share something you read and write down any
questions you have -
the university considers this a binding contract between us.
Read through project 1 under Friday's due date and choose a problem to
work on.
Go to ASULearn, click on Profile, click on Edit Profile,
and add a picture of yourself so that it is easier to get to know each
other. Note: To
contact anyone in class, click on Participants, click on their
picture, and
click on Send message. This is the best way to contact me outside of
class.
Obtain from the bookstore:
purchase the How Do You Know? workbook
and rent the hardcover Heart of Mathematics book
and the i-clicker.
Obtain a scientific calculator (with a
yx, xy, or ^ key on it)
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| 21 May - Tues |
First Class
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