Mathematics Education Courses

Summer 2006
 

 

Math 1420 - Tentative Course Schedule

Date

Assignment Due

Reading

In Class

 Notices

July 10

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Syllabus, Relating Decimals and Fractions

Decimal Number Sense

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July 11

Linking Decimal Operations to base 10 blocks.

More Decimal Sense

Decimal Maze

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Decimal Number Sense

Decimal Operations

Scientific Notation

Polygons

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July 12

Decimal Number Sense

Scientific Notation

SM 19.1 Ex: Use dot paper for all drawings. 1-3,5abc; 6, 7, 9-11

 

SM 19.1

More Polygons

Ridgid Motion

You can print dot paper here or for isometric dot paper click here.

Or here (just scroll down to dot or isometric dot paper).

July 13

 

SM 19.2 Ex: 3, 4 (Make drawings on dot paper.)

SM 19.3 Ex: 6-9

SM 20.1 Ex: 1, 2, 4

 

SM 19.2, 19.3

SM 20.1

Sum of Interior Angles

Rotational & Line Symmetry

Percent Number Sense

 Pattern Blocks

(Toothpick Answer - click below)

Answers for 20.1

 July 14

SM 20.2 Ex: 1-4, 7, 9-12

Percent Number Sense: 1-7 in your packet.

SM 22.1 Ex: 15, 17-19.

Assemble Polyhedra A-M (Bring to class).

SM 20.2

SM 22.1

SM 22.2

Similarity (pictures)

More Similarity (rectangles) (Triangles)

SM 18, Polyhedra

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July 17

SM 22.1 Ex: Make drawings on graph paper. 2-4, 13, 23, 24, 26.

SM 22.2 Ex: 3, 4ad

SM 18.1 Ex: 4, 5abc

SM 18.2 Ex: 1-5, 7-10

SM 18.3 Ex: 1, 2, 4a-c,f,g, 5, 7

SM 18.1, 18.2 and 18.3
Nets
Spatial Visualization (4 pages from your packet)
Graph Paper

July 18

Spatial Visualization 2

Homework Review #1

Answers to Review #1:

PDF

. Review for Exam 1

Cross Multiply?

Answers to Spatial Visualization problems

July 19

. . EXAM 1 .

July 20

SM 25.1 Ex: 1-3, 5-7 SM 25.1

Decimals and the Metric System

Measurement

Perimeter, Angles,

Circumference

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July 21

SM 25.1 Ex: 9-13, 14 (For 14, assume the ruler used measures to the nearest eighth of an inch.), 17-19

SM 26.1 Ex: 1-5, 6a-d,h-j. List 10 possibilities for 7a, Do 7bc, 12, 14-16, 19-20, 22, 25a-c,e,f

SM 29.1 Ex: 3, 4, 6

Activity 8 - Metric Models and Projects

SM 26.1

Area of Polygons

Area of Circles

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July 24

SM 29.1 Ex: 8, 16, 17, 20, 26

SM 27.1 Ex: Use shapes on p. 219 for #1. Do 3, 4ab, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 28

Calculate each of the AREAS of Figures A - L on the handout two different ways.

SM 27.1

SM 28.1 and 29.1

Volume

Surface Area

Pythagorean Theorem

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July 25

SM 28.1 Ex: 1-3, 4, 7-10, 11a, 12, 14, 17

SM 30.1 Ex: 1-4, 7, 13, 14

SM 30.1

Volume of Prisms, Pyramids, Cylinders and Cones

Surface Area

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July 26

SM 29.1 Ex: 31, 32

SM 30.1 Ex: 9,19,20ab

Calculate the PERIMETERS of Figures A - L on the handout.

. Parachute Problem Answers for Area and Perimeter Handout.

 July 27

Homework Review #2

Answers to Review #2:

. Review for Exam 2 .

July 28

. . EXAM 2 .

July 31

Representations of Parachute Data with your choice of "best" parachute .

Spreadsheet of parachute data

Students and Basketball Players

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August 1

Making the Data

Drop Off

D 2.1 Ex: 8-10, 16 (page 53)

 D 2.1

Grade Data Box Plots

Outliers

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August 2

D 2.2 Ex: 3-5, 11 (page 68)  D 2.2

Standard Deviation

Cubes Activity

Data from Class

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August 3

Batteries Handout

D 2.3 Ex: 6, 8,10-12, 14-16

 

Analyzing Car graph

D 2.3 Ex: 6

Migraine Problem

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August 4

Migraine Box Plots

Migraines Histograms

 D 2.3

Chance Events

Intro to Probability

(mms website -click on milk chocolate)

Is Rock, Paper, Scissors a fair game?

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August 7

U1 Ex: 2-3

Three Player Rock-Paper-Scissors

A wins if all match
B wins if exactly 2 match
C wins if no matches
First predict, then determine probablilities for each.
 
U2 Ex: 1-8
U1 and U2

Spinner Problem

Assigning Probability

More Probability

The money is in the bag.

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August 8

U2 Ex: 9, 12-13, 15-19

U4 Ex: 6-8, 10

 U4 and U6

Still More Probability

Newspaper Route

Expected Value

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August 9

U6 Ex: 1-6

Homework Review #3

Answers

. Review for Exam 3 .

August 10

No Class - I will be out of town for a conference. . Review for Exam 3 on your own or meet in the classroom in groups. .

August 11

. . EXAM 3 .