Math 413, Mathematics for the Middle Grades
(5:35-6:50 MW in N-101)


Our second exam is on 3/27. It will cover material through the Threaded Pins problem in the textbook.

Syllabus: Here is the syllabus.

Textbooks: Here is a link to the 1st edition of Thinking Mathematically.

Online resources:
Homework:

Assigned
Due date Read
Exercises
1/28

Thinking Mathematically pp. 1-3 No exercises yet.
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.

Exam solutions:
Educational links:
Math links: The links below lead to sites with encyclopedias of math terms.  You can use them to find definitions, examples, and some theorems.
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