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Section 101 (9:30 – 10:45 Tuesdays and Thursdays)

Section 102 (8:00 – 9:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays)

 

Course Syllabus – (.doc version for printing)

Section 101  (9:30 – 10:45 Tuesdays and Thursdays)

Section 102 (8:00 – 9:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays)

 

 

Detailed Course Syllabus and Homework Assignments With Links

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student

Presentations

Week

Class

Date

Day

Coverage and Links

Homework

8:00 am Class

9:30 am

Class

1

1

8/23

T

Syllabus, Basic Skills Test

 Motivation

Paragraph #1

 

 

 

2

8/25

H

Presentation Instructions

Suggested Presentation Topics

Ch 1: Problem Solving

Read book

Section 2.1

 

 

2

3

8/30

T

2.1/9.1 Sets and Types of Real Numbers

 2.1A: 1, 2

9.1B: 1, 3

 

 

 

 

4

9/1

H

2.2 Whole Numbers and Numeration

Rock Activity(9:30am)

2.2A: 1,4,5,6

2.2B: 1,2,5

Lawana(movie)

Brittney J.

Laryn

 

3

5

9/6

T

2.3 The Hindu-Arabic System 

Place Value Activity

“Oneths”

2.3A: 1—3, 6—7

2.3B:1—3, 7

Ashley H.

Raven

 

6

9/8

H

3.1 Addition and Subtraction

Properties Activity

Subtraction Approaches Grid

3.1A: 3,4,7,11,13

3.1B:1, 3, 24

Sarah N. 

Chanel 

Amy D. 

Christopher 

4

7

9/13

T

3.2 Multiplication

Multiplication Approaches Grid

 3.2A: 1,2,3,6,8,12,13

3.2B: 15

Kaitlyn B. 

Christina M.(ppt)

Brittany M. 

Brandi 

 

8

9/15

H

3.2 Division

Q&A for Exam 1

Exam 1 Study Guide

Solutions

 

Whitney H.(ppt)

 

 

5

9

9/20

T

Exam 1

 

 

 

 

 

10

9/22

H

4.1 Mental Math, Estimation 

-- 4.1A: 2,4,5abc

-- Make up your own problems for Example 4.3.

-- 4.1A: 1,9i,10,12

Caroline(ppt)

Kate F.

Kathryn B.

6

11

9/27

T

4.2 Algorithms for Whole-Number Ops 

4.2A(1a,4,5,7,12a,

20a,24,30,33)

Jenna

 

 

12

9/29

H

4.2 Algorithms for Whole-Number Ops

 

 

Laura

7

 

10/4

T

Fall Break

 

 

 

 

 

13

10/6

H

5.1 Primes, Composites,

Tests for Divisibility  

5.1 Activity

 5.1A(2,4,12,13,5)

Paragraph #2

 

Alison S.

8

14

10/11

T

5.2 Counting Factors, GCF, and LCM

5.2 Example

5.2 Activity

 5.2A(3,7,10i,11)

Sara C.

Caitlyn L.

Chelsea

Autumn

 

15

10/13

H

Exam 2 Q&A (review) (solutions)

 

Eleanor

 

9

16

10/18

T

Exam 2

 

 

 

 

 

17

10/20

H

6.1 The Sets of Fractions

Penrose on Fractions 

6.1 Activity

 6.1A 1-6, 10,12,13,25,27

Emilie

Brittany H.

Steph G.

10

18

10/25

T

6.2 Fractions: Addition and Subtraction

6.2A

add:1,3,5,6ab,8,

sub: 9,10, 11,13

also: 20,22,23

Carly  

Amy A.

Jacey-Blaire

 

 

19

10/27

H

6.3 Fractions: Multiplication and Division

6.3 Activity  

6.3A:

mult:1,2,3,4,7,9

div:12,13,14,17,19

also:27,33

Rosemary

Roanna

Michelle N.

 

11

20

11/1

T

Exam 3 Review  (review) (solutions)

 

Ashley F.

 

 

21

11/3

H

Exam 3

 

 

 

 

12

22

11/8

T

7.1 Decimals

 Activity 1

 Activity 2

 7.1A: 1a,2,3,4ac,5,6,8,11,17

Brianne 

 

 

23

11/10

H

7.2 Operations with Decimals

Activity

 7.2A:1,2,4,5,6,7,

12,13,14,19,28

Ashlea L.

Ashley B. 

 

13

24

11/15

T

7.3 Ratio and Proportion

 Activity

 7.3A: 1,4,6,8,13,14,15,21

 

Erica

Whitney B.

Lindsey

 

25

11/17

H

7.4 Percent

Activity

 7.4A: 1, 2a,7,9,17,20,21

 

Kindra  

Stephanie  

14

26

11/22

T

8.1 Addition and Subtraction

Exam 4 Review

Warnella  

Deena  

 

 

11/24

H

Thanksgiving

 

 

 

 

15

27

11/29

T

8.1/8.2

 Addition , Subtraction, Multiplication

8.1 Activity A

8.1 Activity B

8.1A: (1,3,6,14)

8.2A: (1,2,3)

Patricia

Katelin B.

Candace  

 

28

12/1

H

Exam 4 Review (solutions)

Exam 4

 

 

 

 

16

29

12/6

T

Ch 9

 

 

 

 

 

30

12/8

H

Review for FINAL

 

Mary

Jasmine

 

 

 

12/9

F

Final -- 8:00--10:00

for 8:00 am class (section 102)

 

 

 

17

 

12/13

T

Final -- 10:30--12:30

for 9:30 am class (section 101)