Ms. Schettino's Mathematical Methods Class Calendar

  • The homework listed per day is assigned that day FOR the next day.
  • "MP" denotes Motivational Problems on worksheet hand-outs
  • All other assignments are from the text book Page #/Problem #'s

 

Course Syllabus for Spring 2009

 

February 2010

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1 2 3 4 5
   
Read Intro and Chapter 1 of Pythagoras' Trouser
Do Worksheet Logic Problems 1-4
 
Read Chapter 2, 3 of Pythagoras' Trousers

Read ps.208-211 in text and do Mindscapes 1-5 on p.213
8 9 10 11 12
 
Look at this site http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/geo/pythagoras.html

and see if you can explain one of the javascripts which is a proof of the pythagorean theorem.

Also do Truthteller and liar worksheet.

Prepare questions for Margaret Wertheim on chaps 1-3 of Pythagoras' Trousers.
For Friday Logic Worksheet and p.28/2 and p.30/9
Class Meeting with Margaret Wertheim
Be sure to do a journal entry for this week.
Also do p.29/3,4,5 and read stories 1 and 2 on p.5 and 6 of text
15 16 17 18 19
 
Contemplate the Meanie Genie Problem - Senior Seminar this evening
Watch the clip from the movie 21 at this link
and complete worksheet. Here is the second link on the worksheet. Be prepared to discuss this problem in class on Friday.
 
Journals Collected
HW:
For Tues:  Print out these 2 worksheets and investigate the concept of "tessellation" or tiling.  Look up information about this at this web page.
22 23 24 25 26
 
Kristoff/Wudonn Day - No class
No Class Snow Day!
 
For HW: cut out the polygon sheets and attempt to make the solids by folding on the lines.
 
Read in text: p.269 -275.  With your solids attempt to fill in the table on p.275 (rewrite table on separate sheet of paper)
March 1 2 3 4 5
 
Watch YouTube Video at this link

Study for Problem set
Problem Set #1
HW: Take Home Part due Friday
 
Spring Break!