Email: malter at math dot utexas dot edu
Office: RLM 12.144
Homework
10.2 Problems (1,2,6,7,8,9,10)
10.3 Problems (1,2,5,7,8,9)
10.4 Practice Problems (1-5)
10.5 Practic Problems (1-12) and Problems (11,12,13,14,17,19)
10.6 Problems (3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
Some facts of geometry and an explanation of the "Finding the center of a circle" activity.
For Monday 9/12: prepare sections 11.1 and 11.2
11.1 Problems (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
11.2 Practice Problems (1,2,3) and Problems (1,2,3,4,5,6)
11.3 Problems (1,2,3,4,5)
11.4 Problems (1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,14,18,19,20,22,23,24,25,26)
For Wednesday 9/21: Prepare (carefully, in advance!) 12.2 Problems (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) and 12.3 Problems (6,7,8,9,10).
Also, everyone should be able to give at least one explanation of why the formula for the area of a triangle really gives the area of the triangle.
[See this explanation of the importance of units and the dangers of the running equals sign. It will help you stay out of trouble. Make sure your equalities are equalities!]
Friday 9/23: Write-ups for 12.2 and 12.3 are due at the beginning of class.
Monday 9/26: Do 12.4: CA (12H,12I), PE (1,2,3,4), P (2,3,4,5,7,10) and 12.5: CA (12L,12M), PE (1,2), P(6,7,8,9)
Where CA=Class Activity, PE=Practice Exercise, P=Problem.
Write-up (at least) one of the PROBLEMS from each section (just P, NOT CA or PE).
Wednesday 9/28: 12.6 PE(1,2,3,4,5), P(2,3,4,5)
Friday 9/30: 12.9 CA(12X,12Y,12Z), PE(3,4,6), P(1,4,6,7)
and prepare a proof of the Pythagorean theorem (including justifying that shapes that look like squares or rectangles are indeed squares or rectangles.)
Monday 10/10: 13.1 P(4,7,8) and 13.2 PE(4,10,11,12), P(1,4,5,12,16)
Monday 11/28 16.3 P(4,9,10,11,12,13) and 16.4 P(1,2,5,16)
Announcements
Exam 1 Review session Wednesday, 9/7, 4-6pm in Painter 4.14.
Extra office hours this week: Thursday Mio 10-11, Charlie 11-12, Mio 1:30-2:30, and Friday Mio 9-11.
EXAM 1 FRIDAY 9/9 IN CLASS. Solutions. Charlie's write-up on dimensional analysis and running equals signs. Mio's write-up on the ladder of length conversions.
