Mathematics Department

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MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

1/7

No Class

1/9

Introduction/Core of Problem Solving,

Polya's Framework

Assessing Problem Solving

Read Ch.1: set A (pp.19-23) 2, 4, 10

Ch.2: set A (pp. 38-41) 4,6, 14

1/11

Introduction to Visual Methods

Read Ch 3: set A (pp. 61-64) 3, 5, 15

Set B (p. 66) 4

1/14

More Visual Methods

Read Ch.4:

set A (pp.94-98) 4, 8, 9

set B (pp.104-105) 5

1/16

Figurate Numbers

Read Ch 5 : set A (pp. 126-7) 2, 5, 7 Journal 1 &Text HW1 (Ch 1–3) due

1/18

Figurate Numbers Continued

Read Ch.5 Set A(pp.129-31) 12,13,18

Portfolio 1 and POW 1 due

Tower of Hanoi applet (on the left choose chapter 1, then click on the towers picture)

1/21

Martin Luther King Holiday

Read Ch. 6: set A (pp.155-8) 4 , 12, 14

1/23

Counting

Read Ch. 7: set A (pp. 178-181)

3, 7, 8, 16

Text HW 2 (Ch 4-5) due

1/25

More Counting & Some Number Theory

Read Ch. 9: set A (pp.244-247)

2, 7,14

Portfolio 2 and POW 2 Due

1/28

The Oregon Scoring Guide

Read Ch.10, Set A2 (pp.268-72) 9, 13, 20

1/30

Practice Scoring Using OSG

Read Ch. 10, Set A1(pp. 253-4)

2, 4, 5

Journal 2 due

Text HW 3 (Ch 6,7,9) due

2/1

Euler Circuits and Paths

Do Ch.14: (pp.381-4) setA 3,5,8 &

set B 5 ( Reading Ch 14 may be confusing )

Portfolio 3 and POW 3 due

2/4

Origami

Read Ch. 11: set A (pp. 293-296) 4, 12, 15

2/6

Algebraic Techniques

Read Ch. 15: setA (pp 405-7) 9, 13, 14, 19

Text HW4 (Ch 10,14) due

2/8

Venn Diagrams

Portfolio 4 and POW 4 due

Read Ch. 16 set A (pp 427- 9) 1, 2, 7

2/11

Sudoku and MorphWord

Read Ch. 12: set A (pp. 318-323) 5, 10, 14

2/13

Intro to Online Mentoring: OMG Lessons 1 and 2 (In Library)

Read Ch. 13: set A (pp. 345-9)

2, 6, 15, 17

Journal 3 due

2/15

Online HW

Read Ch. 17: set A, p. 456 4

Ch. 8: set A (pp. 211-4) 2(a-e), 14

Portfolio 5 and POW 5 due

2/18

OMG: Wrap-up of lessons

& Review

2/20

Exam 1 (In Class) Problem Solving and Math Forum Training

Text HW5 (Chapters 11,15, 16) due

2/22

Introduction to Math Forum POW

2/25

Review of Solutions to Math Forum POW

2/27

Live Mentoring (In Library)

Online HW

Journal 4 due

2/29

Live Mentoring

Online HW

3/3

Live Mentoring

Online HW

3/5

Live Mentoring

Online HW

3/7

Live Mentoring

Online HW

3/10

Live Mentoring; Commentary to Mentored Problem and Wrap-up

3/12

What Makes a Good Problem: A Second Look; Introduction to Problem Writing and Selection

Text HW 6 (Chapters 8, 12, 13, 17) Due

3/14

Problem Writing Continued