Math 105 Problem Solving in Mathematics
Spring 2008
Section A MWF 10:00-10:50am Hobbs 313
Section B MWF 11:00-11:50am Hobbs 313


Math 105 Syllabus
Announcements
Projects
Class Handouts
Online Simulations Used in Class
Other Interesting Links


Announcements

Date PostedAnnouncement
1/14There are many opportunities for "extra credit" throughout the semester. If you attend any Lynchburg College event just send me an email describing the event in a short paragraph. Anything on campus qualifies: lectures, performances, exhibits, sporting events, or any other student activity. Anything off campus should be something more legitimate, like a lecture, performance, or community service activity. There will be no formal extra credit grade assigned. This is just an excuse for me to bump your grade up at the end of the semester if you are borderline.


Projects

Some of the sources for these projects are not cited to protect you from finding solutions too easily via the internet.
Some may have been modified from their original form, while others are celebrated classics.

DateProject
1/14What is Mathematics? Due Friday 1/25
1/16Warm-up Problems
1/28 Coin Puzzle
Reading Reaction Paper #1 Due Friday 2/8
2/6 Sum Simple Problems
2/12Reading Reaction Article Due Friday 2/22
2/20What Time Is It?
2/22What Time Is It? (Part 2)
2/25Flexible Work Time
3/10The Climbing Monk
Reading Reaction Article Due Friday 3/21
3/14Is This Right?
3/26Reading Reaction Article Due Friday 4/11
3/28Each group has a different project:
Census-Taker Problem     Twisted Truths     Fun With Gnomes     A Classic Hat Riddle     Perfect Squares
4/9Unsolved Problems in Mathematics
4/16Last Reading Reaction Paper


Class Handouts

Math 105 Powerpoint
True or False
Grading Form for Papers


Online Simulations Used in Class



Other Interesting Links

Links to our upper-level Problem Solving Math class: Experimental Math Syllabus,   Course Web site

A few interesting articles we will not have time to get to this semester:
The Cost of the War
Why McDonald's Fries Taste So Good
The National Debt
Bittersweet Chocolate  &  Chocolate's Bittersweet Economy