Math 102Q ~ Problem Solving


Instructor: Liz Bremer
Spring 2008
Section 08 ~ TuTh 8:00am - 9:15am, MSB 303

 

           Syllabus

 

        Homework Assignments

                    Survey & Automathography – due Thursday, January 24th

                    Heap of Beans Letter – due Tuesday, January 29th

                    Symmetry Assignment – due Tuesday, February 5th

                    Stretches 10, 11, 12 – look at for Thursday, February 6th

                    Prom Problem – due Tuesday, February 12th

                    Parking Lot Assignment – due Tuesday, February 19th

                    Forty Thieves (Answer) – due Tuesday, February26th
                        ** Written Report – due Thursday, February 28th

                    Should You Switch? – due Tuesday, March 4th
                        ** use results of experiment on pages 61/62 to justify conclusion

                    Faculty Debts – due Tuesday, March 18th

                    Grilled Cheese – due Tuesday, March 25th
                        ** include Plan of Attack

                    My Stuff – due Thursday, March 27th

                    Grappling with Groups – due Thursday, April 3rd 

                    Maple Tree – due Tuesday, April 8th

                    House Hunt – due Thursday, April 24th

 

        Group Project

                    Project Guidelines

                    Team Performance Agreement (TPA) – due Thursday, April 10th

                    Plan of Attack (PoA) – due Tuesday, April 15th

                    Final Project Presentations – Tuesday, April 29th and Thursday, May 1st

                    Evaluation Criteria ~ Presentation Schedule

                    Individual Group Member Assessment

 

         Resources

                    Checklist for Writing Projects

                    Stir It Up Stretches

                    Pause and Reflect Problems

                    Interpersonal Problems

                    Communication Problems

                   

         Extra Credit Opportunities

                    Cryptarithmetic
                        page 108 #6, 7 and make up your own – due Thursday, March 6th

                    Dating Service
                        must include your Plan of Attack – due Thursday March 27th

                       

         Exams

                    Exam #1 – Thursday, February 21st
                        ~ covers chapters 1-5
                        ~ bring a calculator

    Exam #2 – Thursday, April 10th
        ~ covers chapters 6-9
        ~ bring a calculator
        ~ Exam #2 Material

                    Final Exam – Tuesday, May 6th
                                        10:30am– 12:30pm
                                        UTEB 175
                                        Information Sheet