Instructor: Jodi Fasteen
TB= Textbook, WB=Workbook (spiral bound)
* Note: All plans are subject to tweaking and other changes.
| HW # | Problems Due | Due Date | |
| Weeks 1-4: Fractions | |||
| HW #1 |
Explain how to add 3/4 + 2/3 and how to add 2/5 + 7/10.
Explain the how and why of each step that you do, as if to a 3rd grader.
Complete before class on Thursday. | Thurs, March 31st | |
| HW 2 | Click here for HW 2 First reading assignment: Connecting Representations | Tues, Apr 5th | |
| HW 3 | Click here for HW 3
| Thurs, Apr 7th | |
| HW 4 |
Creating, Naming, and Justifying Fractions If you missed class on Thursday April 7th, you missed a quiz. You can make up the quiz on Tuesday at 1pm at my office. Send me an email if you plan to do this so I can make extra copies. | Tues, Apr 12th | |
| HW 5 |
Click here for HW 5
| Thurs, April 14th | |
| HW 6 |
Click here for HW 6 Write up your solutions thoroughly, with images and explanations. Two of the 3 problems will be graded. Indicate which 2 you would like to have graded on your homework by circling the problem numbers. | Tues, Apr 19th | |
| HW 6 |
New directions for HW 6: Follow the new directions. This time, you are
responsible for all 3 questions. Write up beautiful solutions, with lots of pictures and words. After
class today, you should be able to create more polished solutions.
| Thurs, Apr 21th | |
| HW 7 |
| Tues, April 26th | |
| Absent Teacher | I see there was a slight coup in my absence. :) Thank you for working
together and trying the problems and coming together as a class to decide what you needed. We will
definitely make time on Thursday to discuss the questions. I very much respect that you were able to come together as a class and request more time. In the event of future coups, if possible, please choose a delegate to email me in case I need to create a new lesson to meet your needs. I'm excited to be well enough to be back for the next class. | Update | HW 7 has a new due date of Tues, May 3rd. In addition, the following are suggested problems
from the textbook for you to work on. This will not be submitted, but you can check the odd ones in the
back of the book.
TB 5.3: Exercises and Problems (p329) 5-6, 14-18, 35-40, 52-54, Writing and Discussion (p333) 2, 4. The midterm will be Tues, May 10th | Tues, May 3rd |
| Fraction division article... good review
Only homework for Tuesday is to STUDY FOR THE EXAM | |||
| Volunteer to learn! | Would you like to help with a research project where you can learn something new and exciting about math? Krista Heim (a fellow 211-213 teacher) is looking for a volunteer to learn about patterns. It will be 3 half hour meetings, on campus, in the next two weeks. Send her an email if you are interested. kheim@pdx.edu. No prior math knowledge is necessary, just an interest in learning! | ||
| HW 8 | Click here for HW 8 | Thurs, May 12th | |
| HW 9 |
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| HW 10 |
| Thurs, May 19th | |
| HW 11 |
HW 11: Please type your responses to the first 2 items:
| Tues, May 24th | |
| Please bring a few quarters to class on Tuesday. We'll be flipping coins for some of our experiments and your teacher can only afford pennies. | |||
| HW 12 |
HW for Thursday: Read p 504-505 of the textbook to see suggestions for how to design an experiment to find out how many people must be selected (on average) to find two with the same birth month. Then complete the following questions.
| Thurs, May 26 | |
| HW 13 | Click here for HW 13
| Tues May 31 | |
| HW 14 | Click here for HW 14
| Thurs June 2nd | |
| Final Exam | Mon., June 6: 1015-1205 |
| Schedule - Drafty Version |
| Weeks 1-4: Fractions : 5.2 - 5.3, +, -, *, / |
| Weeks 4-6: Fractions vs Decimals: How are they related? Ch 6 |
| Midterm after Fractions & Decimals |
| Weeks 6-8: Statistics |
| Weeks 8-10: Probability |