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Spring 2010

Book Assignments:

Current Version of the Book (first three chapters

Date
Pages
Due
1/20

Activity 0.1 (pg 6 in book) 1& 2

Pg 7 #5

Math Autobiography for LSKL811

1/21
1/21 pg 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 1/25
1/26 pg 14, pg 19 1/27
1/27 pg 20, 21, 23 - 29 1/28
1/28 pg 30, 32 - 35, 37 2/1
2/1
  1. pg 41 - 44
  2. Roll a die until you get doubles. Keep track of how many rolls it takes. Repeat ten times and record the results.
  3. Re-do page 14 (Spin the Digits)

2/4

2/3

Attend George Wright's Presentation in the Main Theater and keep track of all the numbers (and what they quantify). Then write a response paper in which you comment on how persuasive you found his use of those numbers (and why).

2/4
2/4 pg 49-50: 1-5 2/8
2/8 pg 50 - 52(53) 2/9
2/9 pg 54 2/10
2/10 pg 55, 58 - 61 2/16
2/16 pg 62-63 2/17
2/17   2/18
2/18   2/22
2/22   2/23
2/23 pg 86, 88 - 91 2/24
2/24 pg 92-93, 98 2/25
2/25 pg 100-102, 104 3/1
3/1 pg 106-109, 111-112 3/2
3/2 pg 116 - 117 3/3
3/3 pg 130-131 3/8
3/8 Negatives sum table Class activity
3/8 pg 124 - 126. pg 128, 132-3 3/9
3/9 pg 134, 137, 138 3/15
3/15 pg 140, 141, 142 3/16
3/16 pg 146 - 151 3/18
3/18 Grid Area (opener solution) 3/18
3/18 Triangle Area & Perimeter 3/23
3/18 Square Root Introduction 3/23

 

Handouts:

Date
Title
Description
  Printable Ruler For visualizing fractions
  Body Measure Exercises Measuring to do at home.
  Fraction Bottle Marking fractions on a bottle
  Graph Paper For use with pg 79 (etc.)
  Ruler Enlargement Blow up of inch ruler for filling in
  Negatives sum table Class activity
  Multiplication Shortcuts Pattern Problems for HW
  Tangrams Handout Puzzle and Fractions review