Assignments for M 302 (Smith), Spring 2003

Wednesday, January 15:

I. Read the Welcome section of the textbook. (pp. ix - xii). Take special note of the "travel tips" (pp. xi - xii).

II. Read Surfing the Book (pp. xiii - xxvi), or surf on the web, starting at http://www.heartofmath.com/surfing.html

III. Read p. 3 and Section 1.1. As you read, start working on Stories #1, 3, 4, 5, 8. Keep in mind the "Travel Tips" you read in I. (You may read Section 1.2 (hints), but do not read 1.3 (solutions).)
(Note: Your kit might not have a copy of the board and pieces for Story 5, but you can use the boards in the book and coins.)

IV. Discuss the reading and stories with classmates, roommates, friends, and/or family.

Friday, January 18:

I. Finish the stories assigned for last time.

II. Also do Stories #2, 6. Be sure to discuss them with classmates, etc. For Story 6, you may want to investigate the Sierpinski's Carpet Link from the class home page.

III. Read Section 1.4

Monday, January 20:

No class (Martin Luther King Day)

Wednesday, January 22:

1. Mindscapes 7 and 8, p. 27. Note: In mindscape 8, it is not OK to have, for example, two cannibals on the shore and one missionary in the boat -- the cannibals would eat the missionary.
2. Read pp. 37 - 43.
3. Mindscapes 2 and 7, p. 44

Friday, January 24:

1. Mindscapes 9 and 10, p. 28.
2. Read pp. 47 - 50.
3. Mindscape 1, p. 56.

Monday, January 27:

1. Mindscape 9, p. 45 (You must explain why your answers are correct to receive credit.)
2. Finish reading Section 2.2.
3. Mindscapes 2 and 10 (pp. 58 - 59)

Wednesday, January 29:

1. Mindscape 12, p. 59
2. Read Section 2.3.
3. Mindscapes 2 and 7, p. 78.

Friday, January 31:

1. Mindscape 9, p. 78

Monday, February 3:

Remember that you must explain how you get your answers in Mindscapes.
1. Read Section 2.4
2. Mindscapes 1 and 4, pp. 90 - 91

Wednesday, February 5:

Remember that you must explain how you get your answers in Mindscapes.
1. Mindscapes 2 and 8, pp. 90 - 91
2. Read pp. 96 - middle of p. 103
3. Mindscapes 1 and 3, p. 109.

Friday, February 7:

Remember that you must explain how you get your answers in Mindscapes.
1. Finish reading Section 2.5
2. Mindscape 2, p. 109.

Monday, February 10:

Remember that you must explain how you get your answers in Mindscapes.
1. Review Section 2.5
2. Mindscape 4, p. 109

Wednesday, February 12:

Remember that you must explain how you get your answers in Mindscapes.
1. Mindscape 5, p. 109
2. Read Section 2.6
3. Mindscapes 1 - 3, p. 120 and 5, 10 p. 121

Friday, February 14 :

1. Mindscape 7, p. 121
2. Read pp. 124 - 128.
3. Mindscapes 2, p. 134, and 20, p. 135

Monday, February 17:

1. Mindscape 6, p. 121
2. Review pp. 124 - 128 and read pp, 128 - 130.
3. Mindscapes 3, p. 134 plus 9 and 15, p. 135.

Wednesday, February 19:

1. Review pp. 128 - 130 and read the rest of Section 2.7.
2. Mindscapes 1 and 3, p. 134 plus 11 and 17, p. 135

Friday, February 21:

Exam, Burdine 106. Exam Information (including sample questions)

Monday, February 24:

1. Review Section 2.7
2. Mindscape 5, p. 134.
3. Read pp. 139 - 142
4. Mindscapes 1and 2, p. 143.

Wednesday, February 26: Friday, February 28

1. Review Section 3.1.
2. Mindscapes 3 and 4 (p. 143), 1 (p. 144), 5 (p. 145)
3. Read pp. 146 - top of p. 153.
4. Mindscape 1, p. 158

Friday, February 28: Monday, March 3

1. Read the rest of Section 3.2
2. Mindscapes 2 and 9 (p. 158) and 11 (p. 159).

Wednesday, March 5: Revised

1. Mindscapes #7 (p. 158) and 11 (p. 159)
2. ~~Read Section 3.3~~. Review Section 3.2
3. ~~Mindscape #1, p. 170~~.
4. ADDED: Read and do the exercises on the web handout More on Expressing Repeating Decimals as Rational Numbers

Friday, March 7: Revised

1. ~~Review~~ Read Section 3.3.
2. Mindscapes #1 and #4, p. 170.
3. ~~Read pp. 192 - 195~~.
4. ~~Mindscape #1, p. 203~~
5. ADDED: Do the following additional exercise: Express the repeating decimal 1.3262626 ... as a rational number. This exercise will probably be on a quiz this date or some day soon.

Monday, March 17:

1. Mindscape #3, p. 170.
2. Read pp. 192 - 195. (We're skipping Section 3.4.)
3. Mindscape #1, p. 203.

Wednesday, March 19: Revised

1. ~~Finish reading Section 3.5~~ Read pp. 195 - middle of p. 198
2. Mindscapes #2, 4, 5 p. 204

Friday, March 21:

1. Read pp. 513 - 518 and Story 7 (pp. 10 - 11) from Chapter 1, Section1. Try to figure out Story 7 yourself before looking at the hint or solution. (We're going to do Chapter 7, then go back to Chapter 4.)
2. Mindscapes #1 - 3, p. 518.
Reminder: Second Exam is Friday, March 28. Information for exam should be on the web by this date (March 21).

Monday, March 24:

1. Read pp. 520 - top of p. 528.
2. Mindscapes #2, 4, 7, 13, pp. 533 - 534. Reasons are needed for #8 and 13.

Wednesday, March 26:

1. Finish reading Section 7.2.
2. Mindscapes #8, 9, 14, 15 on pp. 534 - 535. Reasons are needed.

Friday, March 28:

Second exam, Burdine 106. Exam information (including sample questions)

Monday, March 31:

1. Revieew section 7.2
2. Mindscapes 6, 10 on p. 534. Reasons needed on #10.

Wednesday, April 2:

1. Read Section 7.3
2. Mindscapes 1, 2, 11, 20 on pp. 546 - 548

Friday, April 4:

1. Mindscape 1, p. 548. Reasons needed.
2. Read pp. 551 - 556.
3. Mindscapes 1, 2, 7 on p. 563. Reasons needed.

Monday, April 7:

1. Review pp. 551 - 556
2. Read pp. 556 - 559.
3. Mindscapes 5, 9 p. 563. Reasons needed.

Wednesday, April 9:

1. Read pp. 559 - 562.
2. Mindscapes 10, 11 p. 564. Reasons needed.

Friday, April 11:

1. Read Section 7.5.
2. Mindscapes 1, 2, 10 pp. 577 - 578. Reasons needed.

Monday, April 14:

1. Review Section 7.5
2. Mindscapes 11 and 15, pp. 578 - 579. Reasons needed.

Wednesday, April 16:

1. Read pp. 583 - 588.
2. Mindscapes 15, 16, 19 p. 598. Explanations needed.

Friday, April 18: Revised

1. Finish reading Section 7.6.
2. Mindscapes 1, p. 598 and 2, 4, 5 p. 599. Explanations needed.
Class today will be optional.

There is no assignment.
There will be no quiz.
No new material will be covered.
This will be an opportunity to ask any questions you have about the class.

Monday, April 21:

1. Review pp. 583 - 588.
2. Review Mindscapes #15, 16, 19 on p. 598. (Explanations needed.)

Wednesday, April 23:

1. Finish reading Section 7.6
2. Mindscapes 14, p. 598, and 2, 4, 5 p. 599 Explanations needed.

Friday, April 25:

1. Read pp. 601 - 607.
2. Mindscapes # 1, 2, 3, 6, pp. ~~611 - 616~~.610 - 611. Explanations needed.
Information for third exam will be posted by this date.

Monday, April 28:

1. Finish reading Section 7.7
2. Do Mindscapes #8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19 on pp. 611 - 613. Explanations needed.

Wednesday, April 30:

1. Read Section 4.5 (pp. 268 - 284). Be sure to use your 3-D glasses to see the illustrations properly!
2. Mindscape #1, p. 284. This will take some time, so start ahead. If you have the manipulative kit that comes with the book, you will probably need to cut the straws to make all the polyhedra. If you don't have the manipulative kit, here are some ways to make the polyhedra:

Get some soda straws and some curly ribbon (the kind you wrap presents with that will curl if you run it over the scissors). Thread the ribbon through the straws to make the figures. Cut the straws in half or even smaller to make the polyhedra a manageable size.
Use toothpicks and gumdrops. (This can be a little iffy.)
Print out templates from the links at the bottom of the web page http://www.intermath-uga.gatech.edu/dictnary/descript.asp?termID=306, cut them out, and tape them together. (To make more sturdy polyhedra, print them on card stock or cardboard. To make them bigger, enlarge the templates before cutting out -- you may need to split up each template into more than one page.You might also want to cut out tabs and glue the tabs together rather than tape.)

3. Bring your polyhedra to class. Note: You will receive bonus points on the third exam if you bring your polyhedra -- but they must be ones you make yourself, not something you buy ready-made. The quiz for Wednesday will also probably be based on whether or not you have brought your polyhedra to class.
4. Be prepared to sign up for whichever of the first two exams you wish to retake. (No sign up needed for third exam retake.) You are responsible for calculating your average for the purpose of deciding whether or not to take re-takes. See the first day handout (linked from the class home page) for information on how grades will be calculated. For your convenience, a list of dates on which quizzes have been given has been posted linked from the class home page.

Friday, May 2: Third Exam

Exam information will be posted by Friday, April 25.