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Number Theory  

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         C. Beaver, Winter 2012

Class Meets MWF 9-9:50am MNB 110 and T 9-9:50pm MNB 130

 

Course Materials

Text: “Discovering Number Theory ”, by Holt and Jones

Course Resources

Book Website
Lab Report Guidelines & Scoring Rubric

Syllabus

 Lab Report Cover: 1 2 3 5 7 8 9
Schedule
Participation Assessment
Assignments
Simpson's Math
Lab Team and Report Writer Assignments
 Tuesday Problems: 1 2 4
Review Sheets
Exam 1 Review (Selected Answers) Exam 2 Review (Answers)
  Final Exam Review  

 

Course Schedule & Assignments- Listed on Due Date

* course schedule and assignments subject to change - check back often

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY
Week 1 1/9 In Class: Introduction to Course 1/10 In Class: Problem Solving 1/11 In Class: Lab Ch. 1 1/13 In Class: Lab Ch. 1
 
  • DUE: Pre-lab Ch. 1
   
 
Week 2 1/16
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

No Class

1/17 In Class: Problem Solving 1/18 In Class: Lab Ch. 1 1/20 In Class: Lab Ch. 2
 
DUE:
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 1 Draft
  • Pre-lab Ch. 2
 
Week 3 1/23 In Class: Lab Ch. 2 1/24 In Class: Problem Solving 1/25 In Class: Lab Ch. 2 1/27 In Class: Lab Ch. 3
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 1 Draft Comments
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 1 FINAL
 
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 2 Draft
  • Pre-lab Ch. 3
 
Week 4 1/30 In Class:Lab Ch. 3 1/31 In Class: Problem Solving 2/1 In Class: Lab Ch. 3 2/3 In Class: Lab Ch. 5
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 2 Draft Comments
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 2 FINAL
DUE:
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 3 Draft
  • Pre-lab Ch. 5
 
Week 5 2/6 In Class: Lab Ch. 5 2/7 In Class: Review for Exam 2/8 In Class: EXAM 1 2/10 In Class: Lab 5
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 3 Draft Comments
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 3 FINAL
EXAM 1 covers Labs 1,2 & 3  
 

Week 6

2/13 In Class: Lab Ch. 7 2/14

In Class:Problem Solving

2/15 In Class: Lab Ch. 7 2/17

In Class: Lab Ch. 7

DUE:
  • Pre-lab Ch. 7
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 5 Draft
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 5 Draft Comments
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 5 Final
 
Week 7 2/20 In Class: Lab Ch. 7 2/21

In Class: Problem Solving

2/22 In Class: Lab Ch. 8 2/24 In Class: Lab Ch. 8
 
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 7 Draft
DUE:
  • Prelab Ch. 8
  • Lab Ch. 7 Draft Comments
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 7 Final
 
Week 8 2/27 In Class: Lab Ch. 8 2/28

In Class:Problem Solving

 2/29 In Class: Lab Ch. 9 3/2 In Class: Lab Ch.9
   
DUE:
  • Pre-lab Ch. 9
  • Lab Ch. 8 Draft
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 8 Draft Comments
Week 9 3/5 In Class: Lab 9 3/6 In Class: Review 3/7 In Class: EXAM 2 3/9
In Class: Lab 9 or Selected Topics
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 8 Final
BREAKFAST!!
EXAM 2 covers labs 5,7,8
DUE:
 
Week 10 3/12 In Class: Selected Topics 3/13

In Class: Selected Topics

3/14 In Class: Review 3/16 In Class: Review
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 9 Draft
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 9 Draft Comments
DUE:
  • Lab Ch. 9 Draft Final
 

 

Final Exam: Monday 3/19 8-9:50 am

Text Homework Assignments

Assignment Due Date
Ch. 1 Part 1: 2,4,6,7,8
1/18
Ch. 1 Part 2: 12,13,14,25,27
1/20
Ch. 2 Part 1: 1,2,5,6,7
1/27
Ch. 2 Part 2: 9,10,11,15
1/30
Ch. 3 Part 1: 2-12
2/1
Ch. 3 Part 2: 13,14,21,23,24,25,26
2/3
Ch. 5 Part 1: 1,2,5-9
2/13
Ch. 5 Part 2: 10-12, 15-20
2/14
Ch. 7 Part 1: 1,5,6,7,9
2/21
Ch. 7 Part 2:12,15,17,23
2/22
Ch. 8 Part 1: 1,2,3,5,8,9
2/29
Ch. 8 Part 2: 10,14,15,16
3/2
Ch. 9 Part 1: 6,7,9,10,11
3/9
Ch. 9 Part 2: 13,15,21,23,27
3/13

 

Lab Team Assignments (* indicates report writer)

Lab Ch. 1
Group 1: 1*,2,3
Group 2: 4*,5,6
Group 3: 7*,8,9
Lab Ch. 2
Group 1: 1,5*,9
Group 2: 2*,6,8
Group 3: 3*,4,7
Lab Ch. 3
Group 1: 6*,7
Group 2: 8*,1,5
Group 3: 9*,4,2
Lab Ch. 5
Group 1: 1*,9
Group 2: 2*,8,6
Group 3: 5*,7,4
Lab Ch. 7
Group 1: 4*,1,8
Group 2: 6*,9,5
Group 3: 7*,2
Lab Ch. 8
Group 1: 2*,5
Group 2: 9*,7,1
Group 3: 8*,4,6
Lab Ch. 9
Group 1: 1*,2,8
Group 2: 5*,4,9
Group 3: 6*,7