Date registered: January 13, 2015
Oct 17
Putting fractions in lowest terms sounds simple, but often it presents difficulties if we don’t have good strategies. Go to the page under PFD to find the video. I hope this helps!
Oct 06
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lesson.aspx?id=2523 “The Stomachion is an ancient tangram-type puzzle. Believed by some to have been created by Archimedes, it consists of 14 pieces cut from a square. The pieces can be rearranged to form other interesting shapes. In this lesson, students learn about the history of the Stomachion, use the pieces to create other figures, learn about …
Sep 09
Note: The MyMathLab (MML) homework (which is for practice) will be left open through the end of the semester. This is following a request by a student. This way it can be practiced later on for exams and the final exam. The graded homework (which are quizzes inside MML) of course have a due date.
Aug 31
No Calculators allowed on SBA Quizzes, as a general rule. Occasionally, as warranted, calculators will be allowed. See the Admin menu|Course Objectives for the details of each objective. Standard Date of 1st Quiz Date of 2nd Quiz S.1 S.2 S.3 S.4 S.5 S.6 S.7 S.8 S.9 S.10 S.11 S.12 S.13 S.14 S.15 S.16 S.17 S.18 …
Aug 25
To access MyMathLab you do this straight from WesternOnline (WO). Log on the WO first. (Go to Math 260.) Click the Pearson link. The following document shows how to do this See http://bit.ly/1Lvo3Ox – Note: This page was updated slightly on 8/26/2015.
Jun 08
Great article from Teaching Children Mathematics,Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 18: 13 Rules that Expire …avoid using these… Overgeneralizing commonly accepted strategies, using imprecise vocabulary, and relying on tips and tricks that do not promote conceptual mathematical understanding can lead to misunderstanding later in students’ math careers. These are good guidelines for teachers (and students …
May 02
Some great (low cost) ideas http://www.buzzfeed.com/alessiasantoro/teachers-making-learning-fun-literally?utm_term=.ebqWPMn3R
Apr 27
Go to this Desmos graph https://www.desmos.com/calculator/tsfynm2to8 It shows two each of the four conic sections Circles, Ellipses, Hyperbolas, Parabolas Note: A hyperbola has two branches. Only one is shown in the image. A cone actually has two frustums. The image only shows one frustum. http://www.intmath.com/plane-analytic-geometry/conic-sections-summary-interactive.php
Apr 20
There are six ways to show that the area of a trapezoid is See the following PowerPoint file:TrapezoidArea6Ways
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