Date | Section | Classwork/Homework |
3/26/02 | 5.1 Rubber Sheet Geometry | Mindscapes I. 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 18, 20 II. 4, 5, 8 |
3/28/02 | 5.2 Mobius Band 5.3 Vertices, Edges and Faces | 5.2 Mindscapes I. 2-4, 9, 13, 14; II # 2, 4 5.3 Mindscapes I. 2-4, 6-13, 16, 17 |
4/2/02 | 7.1 Chance Surprises | Mindcapes I. 1-3 |
4/4/02 | 7.2 Predicting the Future | Mindscapes I 3, 5, 7-11, 13, 15, 16, 20; II 1-3, 6, 7 |
4/9/02 | 7.3 Random Thoughts | Mindscapes I 1, 15, 16, 17, 20; II 1, 8, 9; III 4, 5 |
4/11/02 | Invited talk: “The dance of the Honeybees” by Dr. Barbara Shipman | |
4/16/02 | 7.4 Down for the Count | Mindscapes I 1-3, 5-14, 16, 18-20; II 1, 2, 4-6, 9 |
4/18/02 | 7.6 What the Average American Has | Mindscapes I 2, 6, 14, 15, 19; II 5-10; III 1, 3 |
4/23/02 | Test # 3 | |
4/25/02 | 7.6 Cont’d | |
4/30/02 | Class Presentations | |
5/2/02 | Class Presentations |
Homeworks, Classwork, Etc. for Test #2
Date | Section | Classwork | Assignment |
2/19/02 | 2.6 Rationals and Irrationals | Mindscapes I. 3, 5; II. 1-4, 8, 9 | |
2/21/02 | Handout: Fractions to decimals | Handout | Handoutp. 135 # 9-19 |
2/26/02 | 2.7 Get real | Mindscapes I. 2-8, II. 4-8, III. 1 | Handout on Sections 3.1-3.3 |
2/28/02 | 3.1-3.3 Infinities | ||
3/5/02 | 4.1 Pythagora’s Theorem | Mindscapes I. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6; II. 2 | Mindscapes I. 7, 8, 10 |
3/7/02 | 4.3 The Golden Rectangle | Mindscapes I. 7, 9; II. 5; III. 2 | Mindscapes I. 3, 4 |
3/12/02 | 4.5 The Platonic Solids Review Test # 2 (Sections 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5) | ||
3/14/02 | Test # 2 | Read Sections 5.1-5.4 |
Homeworks, Classwork, Etc. for Test #1
Date | Section | Classwork | Assignment |
1/15/02 | 1.1 Techniques of effective thinking | Story 1, 3, 8, Game:Poison | Read pages ix-xxvi |
Story # 2, 4, 5, 7 | |||
1/17/02 | 1.4 Strategies of thought | Mindscapes 1-5, 9 | Mindscapes 7, 8, 11, 14, 15 |
1/22/02 | 2.1 Counting: The Pigeonhole Principle | Mindscapes I.3, 5-8; III.1; IV.1 | Mindscapes I.9, 10; II.4 |
1/24/02 | 2.2 Fibonacci Numbers | Mindscapes I. 5, 10, 11 | Mindscapes II.4, 5 |
1/29/02 | 2.3 Prime Numbers | Mindscapes I.10, 17; II. 4, 5, 7; III. 2, 3 | Mindscapes I. 1-9, Read Section 2.4 |
1/31/02 | Handout: Numbers in their primes | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 |
2/5/02 | 2.4 Clock Arithmetic | Mindscapes II. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 | Mindscapes I. 1-20 |
2/7/02 | Handout: The lockers problem Handout: Driving in Septobasiland Handout: Money in Septobasiland | The lockers problem Septobasiland problems | The lockers problem Septobasiland problems |
2/12/02 | Review Test #1 | ||
2/14/02 | Test #1 | Read Section 2.6 |