| Assigned |
Due date | Read |
Exercises |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/28 |
Thinking Mathematically pp. 1-3 | No exercises yet. |
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| 1/30 |
2/4 |
Thinking Mathematically pp. 4-10 | Paper Strip on p. 4 |
| 2/4 |
2/11 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
10-23 Handout from Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics (Introduction and Ch. 3) |
Patchwork on p. 10 Chessboard Squares on p. 17 |
| 2/11 |
2/18 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
24-29 |
Circles and Spots on p. 75: Find
the maximum number of regions for N=7 and N=8. Can you come
up with a conjecture for a general formula? |
| 2/18 |
2/25 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
24-29 |
Tethered Goat on p. 27 Electric Frog |
| 2/25 |
3/4 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
30-34 |
Ladies Luncheon on p. 29 Fractious on p. 31 Envelopes on p. 32 |
| 3/4 |
3/11 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
34-39 |
Find the number of ways to paint
the vertices of an equilateral triangle red , green, and
blue so that each vertex is painted a different color. What
if the triangle is made of glass, i.e. can be turned around?
What about a square (and 4 colors), or a regular pentagon
(and 5 colors), etc? Cubes Cubed on p. 33 |
| 3/11 |
3/18 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
34-39 |
Quick and Toasty on p. 34 Chessboard Rectangles on p. 39 |
| 3/18 |
3/25 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
40-52 |
Creepy Crawlies on p. 40 Threaded Pins on p. 48 Also, work on Reading Assignment 1. It is due on 4/10 |
| 3/25 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
52-62 |
Homework holiday. Prepare for the upcoming exam. | |
| 4/8 |
4/15 |
Thinking Mathematically pp.
62-77 |
Furniture on p. 61 Consecutive Sums on p. 62 Square Differences on p. 72 Remember that Reading Assignment 1 is due on 4/10 |
| 4/10 |
5/6 |
LS majors: Chs. 4 and 5 from Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics | LS majors: Reading assignment 2 is due
on 5/6. Math majors: your Reading assignment 2 is also due on 5/6, but you need to choose the problem you are going to work on by 4/17. |
| 4/15 |
4/22 |
Fostering Algebraic Thinking
pp. 1-14 |
Fifteen on p. 73 in TM The Locker Problem on p. 10 and Crossing the River on p. 11 in FAT |
| 4/22 |
4/29 |
Fostering Algebraic Thinking
pp. 13-24 |
Cuisenaire Trains on p. 13 and the Postage Stamp Problem on p. 24 |
| 4/29 |
5/6 |
Fostering Algebraic Thinking
pp. 24-36 |
Crawling Snail on p. 31 Cutting Through the Layers on p. 32 |