Math 4030 - Spring 2008

Problem Solving for Elementary and Middle School Teachers

If you want to volunteer to help with the High School Mathematics Contest, send an email to wilsona@apsu.edu. Any participation will exempt you from 1 homework notebook problem.

The last homework notebook is due 4/14/08 by 4:30 pm.

Monday, April 14: Set Up from 3:30 - 4 pm 3rd Floor UC

Tuesday, April 15: Signs from 7 - 7:45 am 3rd Floor Claxton

Tuesday, April 15: Registration 7:45 - 9:30 3rd Floor UC

Tuesday, April 15: Proctor Test 9:30 - 11:10 3rd Floor UC

Chapter 4 - Solve it with Integers: Some Topics from Number Theory - Homework set on page 138.

 

Send an email or come by my office to claim a problem. I will assign them on a first come, first served basis.

 

 

Problem	Presenter - Date
4.1	Jena Proctor - 3/31/08
4.2
4.3
4.4	Thomas Widener - 4/7/08
4.5
4.6
4.8
4.11	Kelsey Sorensen - 3/31/08

Chapter 3 - From Words to Equations: Algebraic Recreations - Homework set on page 84.

Send an email or come by my office to claim a problem. I will assign them on a first come, first served basis.

Problem	Presenter - Date
3.1	Mandy Coleman - 3/17/08
3.4
3.70	Amanda Bennett - 3/17/08
3.24	Diane Reyes - 3/31/08
3.13	Elijah Oliver - 3/17/08
3.14	Brennan Coalter - 4/7/08
3.17	Brennan Coalter - 3/31/08
3.33	Thomas Widener - 4/7/08
3.35	Elijah Oliver - 4/7/08
3.37	Karina Phillips - 3/31/08
3.47
3.50	Heather Fish - 4/7/08

Mind Reader

Another Mind Reader

Spreadsheet for the Mind Reader

Have the Amazing Andy guess your number.

 

Chapter 2 - Solve It With Logic - Homework set on page 61.

 

Send an email or come by my office to claim a problem. I will assign them on a first come, first served basis.

Problem	Presenter - Date
2.1	In Class
2.2	Diane Reyes - 2/18/08
2.3	Thomas Widener - 2/18/08
2.5	Mandy Coleman - 2/18/08
2.6	Amanda Bennett - 2/18/08
2.7	Jena Proctor - 2/18/08
2.18	Heather Fish - 2/18/08
2.22	In Class
2.26	In Class

1) Click here to choose the Man or the Tiger.2) Given that one and only one answer is true, please select the correct answer that is true.

a) All of the belowb) None of the belowc) One of the aboved) All of the abovee) None of the above

f) None of the above

3) Arrange 8 identical toothpicks to form a regular octagon, two squares, and eight triangles all in the same arrangement.

Orient Express Click here to ride the Orient Express.

Chapter 1 - Following the Clues - Homework set on page 26:

 

Send an email or come by my office to claim a problem. I will assign them on a first come, first served basis.

Problem	Presenter - Date
1.1	Diane Reyes - 1/28/08
1.2	Amanda Bennett - 1/28/08
1.3	In Class
1.5	Mandy Coleman - 2/4/08
1.6	Jena Proctor - 2/4/08
1.7	Elijah Oliver - 2/4/08
1.8	Karina Phillips - 2/4/08
1.9	Kelsey Sorensen - 2/4/08
1.10	Heather Fish - 2/4/08
Soccer Problem	Karina Phillips - 2/11/08

Solve the Coast to Coast ProblemFour women live in different cities. Determine which city each women lives in.

1. One of the cities is San Francisco. Rianna and the women from Charleston and Gainsville are not related Wendy and the woman from Provo are cousins. Neither Phyllis nor Wendy is from the west coast.
2. Ann is from a coastal city.

Click here to try the Triangle Challenge.Click here to try another Number Puzzle.

Track Meet Solutions:

Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
(1,5,8) (4,2,11) (7,3,12) (10,6,9)	(1,12,6) (4,3,9) (7,11,5) (10,2,8)	(1,11,9) (4,8,12) (7,2,6) (10,5,3)
(1,5,9) (2,8,12) (3,11,6) (10,4,7)	(1,6,10) (2,9,11) (3,4,8) (5,7,12)	(1,4,11) (2,6,7) (3,9,12) (8,5,10)
(1,5,9) (4,2,12) (7,11,3) (10,8,6)	(1,8,12) (4,11,9) (7,2,6) (10,5,3)	(1,11,6) (4,8,3) (7,5,12) (10,2,9)