Math 105 Problem Solving in Mathematics
Spring 2009
Section A MWF 10:00-10:50am  Hobbs 116
 


Math 105 Syllabus
Announcements
Projects
Class Handouts


Announcements

Date PostedAnnouncement
2/2In the future please leave your cell phones at home when coming to class. It is difficult to take your effort to learn seriously when you spend most of your time sending text messages throughout class. As with most situations in life, if you at least appear to be interested and working hard then you will accidentally reap some of the rewards bestowed upon those who are actually interested and working hard. And who knows, you might actually learn something.


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
1/19Read the syllabus
What is Mathematics? Due Monday 1/26.
1/23Warm-up Problems
1/30First Reading Reaction Paper. Due Friday 2/13.
2/4A Classic Coin Puzzle
2/6A Classic Coin Puzzle (Part 2)
2/13The Game of Hex
Hex Board
2/17Reading Reaction Paper #2. Due Friday March 6.
2/23Porter Thief                       Checkerboard Tilings                     Coin Flipping/Odd Handshakes                    Sum of n Numbers
3/6Reading Reaction Paper #3. Due Friday March 20.
3/16 Census-Taker Problem         Free Anniversary Dinner         The Hall of Lights             Fun With Gnomes
3/23Mathemagic                          Candy Game                     Perfect Squares             Tables of Values                A Million Miles
3/30Reading Reaction Paper #4. Due Friday April 10.
4/1Final Project   Due 5/7
4/6Take a Hike                  Dr. Confusion's Robots                    Twisted Truths                       Hair Color                    Fair Division
4/13The Right Mixture                       Final Digit                                Some Sums                              Remainder
4/24Buried Treasure                     Cliffhanger  (Part 2)                           Dueling Morons                             What Shape Does it Make?


Class Handouts

Math 105 Powerpoint
Movie Reaction Questions
Grading form