Ian's Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 4:00 - 5pm and 7:00 - 7:30pm ;

Ian's Office: N2-403 North Wing, Second Floor, beside the Physics Lab.

Ian's Mailbox: S2-403 South Wing, Second Floor.

Ian's Voicemail: (408) 855-5323.

Ian's email: ian_walton@wvmccd.cc.ca.us

This web page: www.wvmccd.cc.ca.us/mc/depts/math/classes/ianf00mathg.htm

These will become available close to the time that the assignment is given in class. They will also be handed out in class.

Green Sheet

Rules and Tips for Papers and Presentations - Revised Version 9/20/00

Instructions for Video Report

Instructions for Laser Disc Assignment

Takehome Assignment #1

Instructions for Textbook Review Assignment

Final Class Meeting on 12/18/00. You must attend. Turn in self evaluation including responses to what have you learned/what have you not learned/what grade do you feel you deserve and why/should we enforce the Intermediater Algebra prerequisite?

12/13/00 Last chance to turn in anything for your grade.

Due 12/13/00 Takehome # 2

12/6/00 Takehome #2 will be handed out in class.

Due 12/6/00 Homework from textbook. Remember to include all explanations.

Section 12.2 # 4/11 ; Section 12.3 # 3/8/29/30/31/32 ; Section 12.5 # 23/24/27/28/45

Due 12/4/00 Textbook Review Assignment - get handout in class or download above.

Due 11/29/00 Homework from textbook. Remember to include all explanations.

Section 11.1 # 13/14/17/24/27 ; Section 11.2 # 1/10/13/19/34 ; Section 11.3 # 2/21/23/46/47 ; Section 11.4 # 25/37/44

Due 11/27/00 Written Final term paper.

11/22/00 - Yes we have a normal class meeting.

Due 11/20/00 One page draft of final paper including topic, references and summary/outline.

Due 11/15/00 Laser Disc Assignment - get handout in class or download above -sign up for date.

Due 11/13/00 Takehome Assignment #1 download above if you didn't get it in class.

Due 11/8/00 Homework from textbook. Include all steps and explanations.

Section 10.1 # 1/3/4/9/14 ; Section 10.2 # 5/8/25/30/45/46/57 ; Section 10.3 # 3/8/23/27/33/34/43/44.

Due 11/8/00 Homework from textbook. Include all steps and explanations.

Extension Exercises Pages 481-483 # 2/7/13/14.

Due 10/25/00 Homework from textbook. Include all steps and explanations.

8.2 # 1/8/14/19/35/39/52 ; 8.3 # 3/9/28/35 ; 8.4 # 3/10/15/16/42/47

Due 10/23/00 Written Midterm paper (5-10 pages) - download tips above.

Due 10/16/00 One page draft of midterm including topic, references and outline.

Due 10/9/00 Homework from textbook. Include all steps and explanations.

2.5 # 2/6/9/17/27/29/36

Due 9/27/00 Video Report - get handout in class or download above - sign up for tape #.

Due 9/18/00 Homework from textbook. Include all steps and explanations.

2.4 # 1/3/4/5/11/15

Due 9/6/00 Homework from textbook. Include all steps and explanations.

2.1 # 2/13/37/49/55/70 ; 2.2 # 5/14/19/31/58/59 ; 2.3 # 4/15/37/47/53/89/98/107

Remember 9/4/00 is a holiday - no class!

No due date. Think about the "Igloo Problem" and the "Scotch & Water Problem".

Due 9/11/00 Prepare a five minute class presentation on "something interesting in mathematics." Turn in a single sheet with just your reference sources - use at least two. Download "Rules and Tips" above or get handout in class.

Due 8/28/00 Write a single page description of general problem solving techniques and your reaction to our classroom discussion and examples.

Due 8/23/00 Information sheet with "buddy name and phone #". Think about the Governor Zen problem.

These may help you find topics for some of your assignments - or you may just enjoy browsing:

Math History Archive at St. Andrews University. St. Andrews Math History.

Math Professor David Joyce at Clark University has many resources including history and geometry. Clark University Math.

Some mathematician's biographies from Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin Math Biographies.

Descriptions and graphics of some of Archimedes work from Drexel University. Archimedes

Web Site for the Mathematical Association of America.

Web Site for the American Mathematical Society.

Web Site for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Here are some sites developed by publishers of math textbooks and software:

This site, sponsored by Design Science math software, features a comprehensive collection of math resources for students and educators and includes a math encyclodedia - "Platonic Realms".

This W.H. Freeman site provides additional material for your supplementary textbook - "For All Practical Purposes".

This John Wiley site provides resources for their new liberal arts math textbook by Gilbert and Hatcher, including a student study corner with interactive applets - "Mathematics Beyond the Numbers".

This Prentice Hall site has some material for users of three of their liberal arts textbooks.

This McGraw Hill site is developed with faculty from U.C. Irvine and features a sophisticated assessment and placement system called ALEKS, for algebra level classes. You can try out a free demonstration. ALEKS Demo

This Addison Wesley site is tied to their textbooks but has a free problem area that can be used with Windows 95. Algebra Problems

This Duxbury site has a creative Statistics demo. Statistics Demo

This site describes the Academic Systems technology mediated interactive multimedia material used in some of our algebra sections at Mission College. Technology Mediated Algebra

These are examples of some of the best student work in Math G from previous semesters. They may inspire you to do equally good work and may also give you some ideas for topic selection. Some illustrations may not look correct on this web version.

Fall 00 Jill Buckley's Final paper on Chaos.

Fall 00 Kama Weinberger's Midterm paper on Euclid.

Fall 00 Teresa Adams Video Review of two programs from the "For All Practical Purposes" Video Series.

Spring 00 Jeanette Turkus Final paper on Zero.

Spring 00 Jeanette Turkus Textbook Review of two different Math G textbooks.

Spring 00 Sandy Farnsworth's Video Review of two programs from the "For All Practical Purposes" Video Series.

Spring 00 Jonathon Jude Frost's short Power Point Presentation on Functions.

Fall 99 Lisa Corbett's Final Paper on Chaos.

Fall 99 Leanna Allen's Final Paper on Space and Time.

Fall 99 Louise Anderson's Midterm Paper on Math Anxiety.

Fall 99 Judy Cuturrufo's Midterm Website on Statistics.

Fall 99 William Ho's Midterm Website on the Four Color Theorem. This requires a Flash 4 player or plug-in.

Spring 99 Michelle Beard's Final Paper on the Four Color Theorem.

Spring 99 Michelle Beard's Midterm Web-Page Project on Fibonacci.

Spring 99 Venus DeGuzman's Midterm Web-Page Project on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Fall 98 Michael Lacey's Final Paper on Chaos Theory.

Fall 98 Ed Smith's Midterm Web-Page Project on Mathematical Climate Modeling.

Spring 98 Beverly Jackson's Final Paper on Fermat's Last Theorem.

Fall 97 Victoria Wilson's Midterm Web-Page Project on Fractals.

Fall 97 Chris Anderson's Final Paper on Chaos Theory.

Final Paper on Fermat's Last Theorem-removed at student request.

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