MATH G VIDEO REPORT

First choose a series:

I For All Practical Purposes OR II Life by the Numbers

If you choose I For All Practical Purposes, then:

1) Choose one of the five categories from the following list of tapes in the " For All Practical Purposes " series.

2) In your chosen category watch the " Overview " tape (30 minutes).

3) Then choose ONE of the special topics in the same category and watch that tape (30 minutes) in addition to the overview.

If you choose II Life by the Numbers, then:

1) Choose one of the seven titles and watch that tape. (1 hour)

For either series your assignment is:

Write a 3 - 5 page paper with two main parts:

a) a thoughtful summary and analysis of the content material of the two tapes - not just a list of contents, and

b) a critique/evaluation of the good and bad features of the tapes - as math or video or educational tools.

Tapes and video players are available in the library.

For All Practical Purposes is located on the media reference shelves.

Life by the Numbers is located at the check out desk.

You will need your student ID card. You may not take the tapes out of the library. Tell the library staff it's for Math G (Walton) and show this handout with your selected tape.

For All Practical Purposes Contents

CATEGORY NUMBER ONE Management Science

Tape # 1 Overview

Tape # 2 Street Smarts

Tape # 3 Trains, planes and critical paths

Tape # 4 Scheduling Problems

Tape # 5 Linear Programming

CATEGORY NUMBER TWO Statistics

Tape # 6 Overview

Tape # 7 Collecting Data

Tape # 8 Organizing Data

Tape # 9 Probability

Tape # 10 Statistical Inference

CATEGORY NUMBER THREE Social Choice

Tape # 11 Overview

Tape # 12 Election Theory

Tape # 13 Weighted Voting

Tape # 14 Zero Sum Games

Tape # 15 Prisoner's Dilemma

CATEGORY NUMBER FOUR Size and Shape

Tape # 16 Overview

Tape # 17 Scale and Form

Tape # 18 Populations

Tape # 19 Conic Sections

Tape # 20 Measurement

CATEGORY NUMBER FIVE Computer Science

Tape # 21 Overview

Tape # 22 Algorithms

Tape # 23 Numerical Representation

Tape # 24 Encoding Information

Tape # 25 Computer Graphics

Tape # 26 Conclusion

Life by the Numbers Contents

Tape # 1 Seeing is Believing - computers and graphic special effects

Tape # 2 The Numbers Game - scores and statistics in sports

Tape # 3 Patterns of Nature - mathematics in biology and science

Tape # 4 Chances of a Lifetime - probability and decision making

Tape # 5 Shape of the World - geometry and maps

Tape # 6 A New Age - math in computer programming

Tape # 7 Making a Difference - teaching and the mathematics classroom