Spring 1998
Science Center B243, 9:30 am
Last modified 8/13/98
Excursions in Modern Mathematics, the web site associated with the book.
Guidelines for Homework Presentation
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Homework Assignments
- Do all assigned problems. Only turn in those listed in bold print.
- While it is always important to show work, it especially important when turning in an odd-numbered problem, since the answers are in the back of the book.
- Bring any questions you may have to class the day before they are due.
| Date | Assignment | |
| 1/26/98 | Reading: | Chapter 1: page 3-middle of page 12 Course Policies Suggestions for Reading a Math Book |
| Homework: | Explore my web pages Explore the web site associated with the text Make bookmarks to my web page and to the book's web page | |
| 1/28/98 | Reading: | Chapter 1: page 12-middle of page 21 Guidelines for Homework Presentation |
| Homework: | Chapter 1: 2ab, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 44, (pages 27-34) due 2/4 Bring journals Friday | |
| 1/30/98 | Reading: | Chapter 1: pages 21-27 Suggestions for Reading a Math Book |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday | |
| 2/2/98 | Reading: | Chapter 1: pages 34-38 Chapter 2: pages 41-45 |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday | |
| 2/4/98 | Reading: | Project 1 A Guide to Writing a Mathematics Paper |
| Homework: | Chapter 1: 25-27, 50 (pages 27-34) Chapter 2: 1a-e, 2a-e, 13ab, 16ab, 17ab, 18ab, (pages 61-69) due 2/11 Bring journals Friday Explore the web sites for Chapters 1 | |
| 2/6/98 | Reading: | Chapter 2: pages 46-48 |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday Projects due 2/16 | |
| 2/9/98 | Reading: | Chapter 2: pages 48-51 |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday | |
| 2/11/98 | Reading: | Chapter 2: pages 51-53 |
| Homework: | Chapter 2: 5, 6, 12a, 23, 25, (pages 61-69) due 2/18 Bring journals Friday Explore the web sites for Chapters 2 | |
| 2/13/98 | Reading: | Chapter 3: page 73-top of page 78 |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday Projects due 2/16 | |
| 2/16/98 | Reading: | Chapter 3: pages 84-89 Really try to follow the steps shown in the pictures! |
| Homework: | Projects due today Problems due Wednesday | |
| 2/18/98 | Reading: | Chapter 3: page 89-middle of page 92 |
| Homework: | Chapter 3: 5, 6, 9, 22, 24, & group problem, (pages96-111) due 2/25 A short assignment, to give you studying time Bring journals Friday Explore the web sites for Chapters 3 | |
| 2/20/98 | Reading: | catch up/review |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday Begin studying for exam, which you'll get 2/25 (Since it's open-book, this involves review and organization | |
| 2/23/98 | Reading: | Chapter 4: pages 113-middle of page 119 |
| Homework: | Review old problems (including those not due) Organize your material Problems due Wednesday | |
| Note: | You do have reading assigned Wednesday, as well as the exam, but I kept it light | |
| 2/25/98 | Reading: | Chapter 4: page 119-middle of page 121 |
| Homework: | Take-Home Exam, due 2/27 Chapter 3: 25, 30, 49, 50 (pages96-111) Chapter 4: 1, 6 (pages 134-141) due 3/4 Bring journals Friday Explore the web sites for Chapters 3 | |
| 2/27/98 | Reading: | Chapter 4: page 121-top of page 126 |
| Homework: | Exams due today Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday | |
| 3/2/98 | Reading: | Chapter 4: page126-bottom of page 129 |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday | |
| 3/4/98 | Reading: | Chapter 5: page 149-bottom of page 155 |
| Homework: | Chapter 4: Chapter 5: 1a, 2c, 3b, 4a, (pages 173-183) due 3/11 Bring journals Friday Explore the web sites for Chapter 4 | |
| 3/6/98 | Reading: | Chapter 5: bottom of page 155-bottom of page 162 |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday | |
| 3/9/98 | Reading: | Chapter 5: bottom of page 162-bottom of page 167 |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday | |
| 3/11/98 | Reading: | Chapter 5: bottom of page 167-page 173 |
| Homework: | Chapter 5: 10abcd, 18, 24ab, 27, 30, 31, 32, (pages 173-183) due 3/25 Bring journals Friday Start working on homework early! Explore the web sites for Chapters 5 | |
| 3/13/98 | Reading: | None |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday after break | |
| 3/16/98 | Break! | |
| 3/18/98 | Break! | |
| 3/20/98 | Break! | |
| 3/23/98 | Reading: | Chapter 6: page 185-middle of page 194 |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday
Notice: Syllabus has been modified | |
| 3/25/98 | Reading: | Chapter 6: page 194-middle of page 199 |
| Homework: | Chapter 6: 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17ab, 18ab, 20, 28 (pages 210-221) due 4/1 Bring journals Friday | |
| 3/27/98 | Reading: | Chapter 6: page 199-page 205 |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday Explore the web sites for Chapter 6 | |
| 3/30/98 | Reading: | Chapter 6: page 205-page 209 |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday | |
| 4/1/98 | Reading: | Project 2 |
| Homework: | Chapter 6: 17cd, 18cd, 22, 27, 33, 38, 59bc (pages 210-221) due 4/8 Bring journals Friday | |
| 4/3/98 | Reading: | Chapter 9: pages 301-308 |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday Begin studying for exam: covers Ch 3 (sealed bids)- Ch 6 | |
| 4/6/98 | Reading: | None (prepare for exam handed out Wed.) |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday | |
| 4/8/98 | Reading: | None Work on exam!!! |
| Homework: | Take-Home Exam, due 4/10 Chapter 9: 5, 6, 24, 25, 26, 38 (pp 318-326) due 4/15 Bring journals Friday | |
| Extra Credit: | Watch Life by the Numbers, episode 1 tonight at 8pm on PBS (channel 2=channel 21 on cable) and write a paragraph or two in summary and in reaction. This same episode is also on at 3am tonight, at 2am tomorrow night and at 5pm on Sunday (Easter) | |
| 4/10/98 | Reading: | Chapter 9: pages 308-middle of page 312 |
| Homework: | Exam due, 9:30am Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday Work on Project 2 Explore the web sites for Chapter 9 | |
| 4/13/98 | Reading: | Chapter 9: pages 312-317 |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday Work on Project 2 Bring rough draft this week. | |
| Extra Credit: | Due April 17 Find golden (or almost golden) rectangles: find as many rectangles as you can with the ratio of the length of long side to the short side between 1.5 and 1.75. Bring in a description of each, along with their measurements. You can measure in any units (inches, feet, cm, hands, bricks, etc) | |
| 4/15/98 | Reading: | Chapter 11: page 359-middle of page 364 |
| Homework: | Chapter 9: 28, 31, 32, 44 (pp 318-326) Chapter 11: 1, 2, 11 (pp 378-387) due 4/22 Bring journals Friday Work on Project 2 | |
| 4/17/98 | Reading: | Chapter 11: pp 364-367 |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday Work on Project 2, due Monday | |
| Extra Credit: | Watch Life by the Numbers, episode 2 Sunday at 5pm on PBS (channel 44=channel 7 on cable), and write a paragraph or two in summary and in reaction. | |
| 4/20/98 | Reading: | Chapter 11: page 367-middle of page 373 |
| Homework: | Project due today Problems due Wednesday | |
| 4/22/98 | Reading: | Chapter 11: pages 373-377 |
| Homework: | Chapter 11: 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 18, 19, 37(pp 378-387) due 4/29 Bring journals Friday | |
| Extra Credit: | Watch Life by the Numbers, episode 3 Why do zebras have stripes instead of spots? Can grasshoppers grow to the size of dinosaurs? This episode looks at how mathematics is proving to be a useful new tool for biologists. Thursday at 1pm or Sunday at 5pm on PBS (channel 44=channel 7 on cable), and write a paragraph or two in summary and in reaction. | |
| 4/24/98 | Reading: | Chapter 12: pp 393-397, first half of 400 |
| Homework: | Journals due today Bring questions on homework Monday Explore the web sites for Chapter 11 | |
| 4/27/98 | Reading: | Chapter 12: page 400-middle of page 407 |
| Homework: | Problems due Wednesday | |
| Extra Credit: | Go to the Puzzles in Science talk tonight | |
| 4/29/98 | Reading: | Chapter 12: page 407- bottom of page 411 |
| Homework: | Chapter 11: 22, 35, 48, 51 (pp 378-387) Chapter 12: 9, 10, 17, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30 Not due Bring journals Friday Begin studying for exam. | |
| 5/1/98 | Reading: | Chapter 12: pp 411-415 |
| Homework: | Journals not due Bring questions on homework Monday Study for exam. Explore the web sites for Chapter 12 | |
| Explore: | Floating Fractals on your own! To get it on your computer: From the chooser, highlight appleshare andACResNet. Choose AC Server. Choose course materials, mathematics dept, Ratliff folder. Drag Floating Fractals onto your desktop, and away you go. | |
| Extra Credit: | Watch Life by the Numbers, episode 4 Sunday at 5pm on PBS (channel 44=channel 7 on cable) and write a paragraph or two in summary and in reaction, due Monday. | |
| 5/4/98 | Reading: | None! |
| Homework: | Take-Home Exam Seniors: due noon, 5/10 (Please get them to me as soon as possible!) All else: due noon, 5/11 |
Janice Sklensky
Wheaton College
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Science Center, Room 109
Norton, Massachusetts 02766-0930
TEL (508) 286-3973
FAX (508) 285-8278
jsklensk@wheatonma.edu
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