Syllabus
Assignments
Classwork
Miscellaneous
Assignments
Classwork
Miscellaneous
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Assignments
Classwork
Miscellaneous
| Instructor: | Amy Turlington |
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| Meeting Times & Locations: | TTh 9:30-10:45 MSB 407 Section
06 TTh 8:00-9:15 MSB 315 Section 10 |
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| Contact Information: |
Phone: 486-9090 |
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| Office Hours: | M 12:30-1:30 PM, T 12:30-1:30
PM, Th 11:00-12:00 PM, or by appointment |
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| Textbook: | PProblem SSSolving by DeFranco and Vinsonhaler. |
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| Attendance: | You are expected to come to class. Since you will be working
in groups throughout the semester, your attendance is extremely important. An attendance sheet will be passed out at the beginning of each class. If you need to leave
early for any reason (unless it is an emergency), please let me know before the start of class. |
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| Exams: | There will be two in-class exams this semester, on the following dates: February 16 and April 6. |
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| Homework: | Homework will be assigned and collected each week. You should write up your solutions neatly, using complete sentences. Typing your assignment is preferred but not required. You should focus not just on getting the correct answer, but HOW you got the answer. Any answer without an explanation will not receive credit. You may work with other students in the class, but submit individual write-ups. Send me an e-mail or see me during office hours if you need help on any assignment. NO late assignments will be collected. |
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| Group Projects: | You will be assigned projects during the semester to be worked on in groups. One write-up will be submitted per group. (Refer to page 89 in the textbook for a checklist of questions to answer in your write-ups.) The projects will be graded on accuracy, creativity, and presentation. Additional time outside of class with your group may be needed to complete the projects. Groups may be asked to present their projects to the class. |
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| Grading Policy: | Your grade will be calculated
as follows:
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| Extra Credit: | Occasionally extra credit will be offered. These opportunities will be announced in class. |
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| Tutoring: | Free tutoring is available at the Q-Center. Check their web site, http://www.qcenter.uconn.edu, for more information (such as location and times). |
| Automathography Read Chapter 1 | Due Thursday, January 19 |
| Extra Credit: Sudoku Read Chapters 2-3 | Due Tuesday, January 24 |
| Heap of Beans Letter | Due Thursday, January 26 |
| Read Chapter 4 | Due Tuesday, January 31 |
| "Symmetry" (p 130) | Due Thursday, February 2 |
| "Prom Problem" (p 30) | Due Thursday, February 9 |
| Read Chapter 5 | Due Thursday, February 9 |
| Bring in 10 coins (e.g. 5 pennies, 5 nickels) to Thursday's class | Due Thursday, February 9 |
| "Parking Lot" | Due Thursday, February 16 |
| Practice Exam I Solutions to Practice Exam I | (Optional, but recommended) |
| Read Chapter 6 | Due Thursday, February 23 |
| "Should You Switch?" | Due Thursday, March 2 |
| Read Chapter 7 | Due Thursday, March 16 |
| "Ordinal Games" (parts A and B only) | Due Thursday, March 23 |
| Read Chapter 8 | Due Thursday, March 23 |
| "Grapping with Groups" (p 87) | Due Thursday, March 30 |
| Team Performance Agreements and Group Plan of Attack | Due Tuesday, April 4 |
| Practice Exam II Solutions to Practice Exam II | (Optional, but recommended) |
| "House Hunt" | Due Thursday, April 20 |
| Group Project Write-ups | Due Tuesday, April 25 |
| Practice for Final Exam Solutions to Practice for Final Exam | (Optional, but recommended) |
| Sudoku Solution | |
| "Heap of Beans" (p 15) | |
| "Changing 50 Cents" (p 20) E-mail Math | |
| Estimation "Body Cells" (p 104) "Milk and Coffee" (p 119) | |
| "The Green's Party" (p 29) "Tethered Goat" (p 36) "Scheduling Speakers" (p 33) | |
| "Bus Trip" (p 38) "Acrobats" (p 39) | |
| "Largest Lake" (p 117) "Fox and Goose" | |
| "Changing Places" "Telescoping Sums" Handout on Sums | |
| "Candy Conundrum" (p 51) | |
| "Cryptarithmetic" (p 58) | |
| "Ages" (p 59) "Grandfather" (p 60) "Should You Switch?" (p 61) | |
| "Eraser" (p 64) "Light Switches" (p 64) "Tetrominoes" | |
| "Die Hard III" (p 66) "Checkerboard Chase" (p 66) | |
| "Multiple Locks" (p 69) "Jumping Frogs" (p 70) | |
| "Dominoes" (p 112) "Ordinal Games" (p 121) | |
| "Personal Problems" (p 76) "Evening Engagement" (p 81) | |
| "Team Performance Agreements" | |
| Confidence Intervals Group Project Assignments | |
| "Trouble with Tribbles" (p 132) "Plan of Attack" | |
| "Bouncing Bishop" (p 105) |
(Indirectly related to the course)
New York Times Article: "Puzzles, Origami and Other Mind-Twisters"
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