Ian's Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 4:00 - 5pm and 9:00 - 9:30pm ;

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

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

Tips for Papers and Presentations

Instructions for Video Report

Instructions for Laser Disc Assignment

Instructions for Textbook Review Assignment

Final Class meeting is Monday December 20th at 5pm.

Due 12/20 Single page self evaluation that includes: what you learned/what you didn't learn/what grade you feel you deserve.

Due 12/15 Last chance to turn in any late work for your grade.

Early Warning - Takehome #2 will be given out 12/8 and will be due 12/15.

Due 12/13 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 12/13 - Textbook Assignment will be due after the final paper is turned in - see handout above.

Due 12/8 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 12/6 Final Research Paper.

Due 12/6 Laser Disc Assignment. Get handout in class or download from above list.

Sign up for a week in class. Turn it in the week after you watch it.

Due 11/29 One page summary of final topic, outline and references.

Due 11/8 Takehome # 1. This will be handed out in class on 11/1.

Due 11/8 Homework from textbook. Remember to include all 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 11/1 Midterm Written Paper and Classroom Presentation. See Tips above.

Due 10/27 Homework from textbook. Remember to include all explanations.

Section 8.4 # 3/10/15/16/42/47 ; Extension Exercises Pages 481-483 # 2/7/13/14

Due 10/18 One page summary of midterm topic and outline.

Due 10/13 Homework from textbook. Remember to include all explanations.

Section 2.5 # 2/6/9/17/27/29/36 ; Section 8.2 # 1/8/14/19/35/39/52 ; Section 8.3 # 3/9/28/35

10/13 In Class Activity on Chaos. You cannot make this up.

10/11 In Class Activity on Infinity. You cannot make this up.

Due 10/11 Video report. Get handout in class or download from above list. Sign up for a topic in class.

Due 9/20/99 Homework from textbook. Remember to include all explanations.

Section 2.3 # 4/15/37/47/53/89/98/107 ; Section 2.4 # 1/3/4/5/11/15

Due 9/13/99 Prepare a five minute class presentation on "Something Interesting in Math". Look at "Tips for Paper and Presentations" above.

Due 9/8/99 Homework from textbook. Remember to include all explanations.

Section 2.1 # 2/13/37/49/55/70 ; Section 2.2 # 5/14/19/31/58/59

Due 8/30/99 Write a single page description of problem solving techniques.

Due 8/25/99 Information sheet with "buddy". Think about Governor Zen.

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.

A list of resources in Math History at Clark University. Clark History Resource.

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

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

Web Site for the Mathematical Association of America. Mathematical Association

Web Site for the American Mathematical Society. Mathematical Society

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

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 Prentice Hall site has some material for users of their liberal arts text. Liberal Arts Texts

This site describes the Academic Systems technology mediated interactive multimedia material used in some of our algebra sections. 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 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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