Instructor: Jodi Fasteen
TB= Textbook, WB=Workbook (spiral bound)
| HW # | Problems Due | Due Date | |
| HW 0 | Stochastic Dictionary, Initial Thoughts. Due next class. | Wed, Week 1 | |
| HW 1 |
TB: Data & Graphs: 7.1: 6-9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24 Additional questions:
Staple your HW together in the order above (7.1 on top). The End.
| Due Monday, Week 2 Jan 14th | |
| HW 2 | TB: Measures of Center, Box plots: 7.2: 2, 11-16 Additional questions: (Type this part of the homework. At least 1/2 page total.)
The End. | Due Monday ... err, I mean Wednesday of Week 3. Jan 23rd | |
| There will be a quiz on Wed, Jan 23rd. There will not be homework due Monday Jan 28th. Please bring the worksheet from Wed, Jan 23rd to class the following Monday. | |||
| HW 3 |
1. In class on Wednesday of Week 3, we worked on finding the probabilities of pairs of plastic pigs. You should
have a copy of your worksheet from class. From this, the class determined that
P(side)=57%, P(back)=33%, P(hoofer)=8%, and P(jowler)=2%. Then you were asked to predict the probabilities
for pairs.
2. Type as much of this problem as possible. Hand made drawings are welcome.
WB 8.1 #2, 3, and Followup: Create a new board for the penny game. Use a shape other than squares. Then compute the probability of winning, theoretically and experimentally. Justify / explain your reasoning. Red bears worksheet from Wed class. Bonus Opportunity:(3pts) (turned in separately from homework... do not staple Bonus to the rest) Create a Venn Diagram for 4 categories. Demonstrate that you do indeed have all 16 possible regions accounted for. (at the very least, they should be numbered) | Mon, Feb 4th Extension, you make keep your homework until Wed (test day) Bonus is still due Mon, Feb 4th. | |
| Midterm Wed, Week 5. | Feb 6th | ||
| HW 4
Bring a compass, protractor, and straightedge to class. Compass Intro Wkst | Topic change: Geometry Read thru Section 9.1 (p563-578), looking for vocabulary words. Write down definitions to any of the words you find on your Geometry Vocab sheet. (Many of the words won't appear until later sections, so you can leave them for now). Add another page to your geometry vocab sheet, including any vocab words you find interesting or new, along with their definitions. You don't have to include every term in the chapter, but find ones that are new to you or especially important, or that you would not have been able to define without looking up. Constructions: As started in class on Wednesday. Instructions altered slightly. Book part: TB 9.1: 4, 10, 11,12, 14-20, 24-26, Writing and Discussion #2
| Feb 18th | |
| HW 5 |
WB 9.1: #2-8 TB 9.2: Exercises and Problems: 4-6, 12, 28-30 TB 9.2 Writing and Discussion: These are both in depth math questions. Your answers should be thorough and include multiple examples. Being impressive here is worth a few bonus points.
| Mon, Feb 25th Change to Wed, Feb 27th due to Class cancellation. | |
| Worksheet: Examples to Theorems ... Fill in all of the theorems before Monday's class. Try to puzzle thru the proofs. Even if you don't know the first one, try some of the others. We will continue this in Week 8, so do not submit it with the rest of the HW. | |||
| HW 6 | Read section 9.3, P 601-614., then do (1) TB 9.3: (p615) 2-5, 8-11, 24, 26, 29-30 (2) For each of the following theorems, create a very nicely written proof, with pictures. Note: once you have proven the theorem about the sum of the interior angles of a triangle, you can use that theorem to help you prove the rest. (It is not required that you do this, as there are some proofs that do not rely on that.) Please do not use the 4th theorem as justification for the other three.
(3) Create a regular nonagon (9 sided) polygon using a compass, protractor, and ruler. Include step by step instructions which a student could then adapt to build any regular polygon. Include an explanation for why/how any particular angles are chosen for your polygon.
| Mon, March 3rd
Deadline changed to Wed, Mar 5th, for exam prep. Please note that one more section was added to your homework, on the topic of symmetry, as practice for the midterm. (8 questions) | |
Midterm #2 on Wednesday, Week 9 (March 5th)
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| HW 7 | I was incorrect is saying there was no homework for the weekend. There
is in fact an assignment, based on area of geoboards. This is a pack you will receive before
Wednesday's exam. The white portion contains examples like those that you would give to your students. The idea being that you would give them 6 to 12 problems each day and problems would become more challenging each time. Your assignment is to complete the beige handout, noting the little changes in the types of problems and how that helps students progress naturally. The beige portion is due on Monday. If there are a few problems you have questions about, be ready to ask those questions on Monday. Extra copies outside my office door. | Mon, Mar 10th | |
| Suggested problems | (Recommended, but not due) TB 10.2: 6-8, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 37 TB 10.3: 7, 8, 9b, 11, 20 (Volume will be covered on Wed) Finish wksts from Monday, area and perimeter, and surface area - Bring any questions on Wednesday. Here is an old final from a previous 212 class. The topics may not match exactly, but its good practice. Its missing the hand-drawn parts, but you can make up your own versions for practice. | ||
| Final Exam scheduled for Monday, March 17th, 5:30-7:20. |
On the lighter side, a funny website from a classmate.
| Some last words: Remember that you have enormous potential to learn. Do not sell yourself short. You can know how and why so many mathematical ideas work. Also keep in mind that your students have enormous potential. Any time you catch yourself saying "but this would be too hard for my students", ask yourself Why?. Children are incredibly intelligent and curious. Ever watch a kid pick up a new language? Or learn how to use a computer? Things that many adults struggle with. Don't sell you students short. The biggest disservice you can do to your students is set the goals and expectations too low. |