Math 396 Course Page
C. Beaver, Spring 2014, Class Meets MW 10-10:50am & F 10-11:50 am in MNB 103
Course Materials |
Text: “Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students, 2nd Edition ”, by Ken Johnson,Ted Herr, and Judy Kysh;
ISBN: 978-0-470-46473-1 Coursepack: The coursepack is available for purchase at the bookstore. |
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* course schedule and assignments subject to change - check back often and refresh browser
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| Day 1 Assignment | Before class Wed. 4/2 |
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Meet in MNB 110 on Wednesday 4/2 (computer lab) |
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| Assign grades to each buddy: Bring a hard copy of their work to class with your best guess at a score in each category written on the top of the page. Use the scoring guide! | Friday 4/4 |
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Remember Friday is our scoring workshop - do not miss! |
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| Revise (in our google drive) your letters to each buddy by replacing the bulleted list of praises and prompts into sentences. You may wishe to reference the unofficial Plain English Scoring Guide for possible phrases to use in your letter. Deductions for late work. | Saturday 4/5 midnight |
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Re-score your work and your partner's work using the Scoring sheet (for your buddies) and the Partner Scoring sheet (for your partner's buddies). For full credit you must put comments related to the scoring guide for each score. Your buddy assignments can be found in the "General" Folder of our google drive. Your partner work can be found in the "IES Student Work" folder under Turkey problem in our google drive. Here are the comments from the scoring workshop. They are good examples of the types of comments I am looking for: Workshop Comments |
Mon. 4/7 beginning of class |
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| Keep an eye on your email for comments on your letters. The comments will either be from myself or someone named "Kait" or "Heather". If you disagree with a comment, click on reply and explain. If you have addressed a comment click on "resolve". Once your comments have all been addressed I will reread your letter. Once I feel your letter is done I will comment "Ready to print". This means you are done. You will print your letter and bring it to class on Friday. If you do not get comments right away, please be patient. Remember I have over 60 to do. | Monday - Thursday |
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| Bring printed and signed buddy letters to class | Friday 4/11 beginning of class |
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| Read Ch. 1 & 2 in textbook | Monday 4/14 beginning of class |
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Group Journal Quiz (the article was passed out in class but is also available on our google drive). You MUST bring a page of notes about the article to class in order to take your quiz with a group; otherwise you will have to work alone. |
Friday 4/18 in class |
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Textbook Homework #1
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Monday 4/21 4:30 pm UPDATE now due Wed. 4/23 4:30 pm |
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Use the NEW SCORING SHEET AND NEW PARTNER SCORING SHEET (passed out in class or downloadable here) to score the work of BOTH your buddies AND your WOU partner's buddies.
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Friday 4/18 BEGINNING of class |
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Write a draft letter to your buddies. Use the Candy Template found in the google drive Candy 1 Problem / Candy Letters Please remember to COPY and RENAME the template (please do not open it or write over it and then rename it!!!) |
Sunday 4/20 midnight Updated this is now due Monday 4/21 by 4pm |
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| Comment on the letters written by your WOU partner to their buddies (begin after their letter is complete - remember it is not due until Sunday midnight). Go to the google drive Candy 1 Problem / Candy Letters, find your WOU partner's name and number. Open each letter and read it and write comments for improper grammer, incomplete or sentence fragments, and help make sure the praise and prompts are appropriate and clear. If you do not comment on something obvious, then you will be marked down for this task. | Monday 4/21 midnight Updated - start working on this after 4pm today (Mon. 4/21) and finish by 4pm Tues. 4/22 |
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REVISE your buddy letters based on your partner's comments. Note: Do a careful reading and editing of your letters. By the time you are done you should have what you consider a final draft. Any changes that must be made after this time (that should have been obvious to you) will cause a 10% drop in your grade for the letter. If multiple changes have to be made then your grade may drop more. |
Tuesday 4/22 midnight Updated - you have til beginning of class Wed. 4/23 to finish this |
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| Keep an eye on your letters from additional comments from myself, Kait or Heather. Respond in a timely fashion and look for the "ready to print" comment and bring out a printed letter to class Friday. | Wednesday 4/23 - Friday 9:30 am |
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| Bring printed letter to class | Friday 4/25 |
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Text Homework #2
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Wed. 4/30 4:30pm |
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| Idea for activity with Math Buddies during visit (here) | Fri. 5/2 4:30pm |
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| Write draft letter to your math buddies | Sun. 5/4 NOON |
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| Score your buddies (only yours) and highlight scoring guides (on this scoring guide sheet). Use this sheet to record scores (scores) and this as a guide (guide). | Mon. 5/5 beginning of class |
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| Comment on the letters your WOU partners wrote (work and partner assignments are in the google drive - email Cheryl if you have any questions!) | no later than Monday midnight |
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Once you get comments on your letters, revise based on the comments. As your partner revises based on your comments, go back and re-read their letters. Keep commenting and replying to comments until you feel your partner's letters are "ready to print". When ready comment "ready to print". Be sure to check frequently so you don't hold up your partner! Bring final "ready to print" copies to class on Wednesday. If you are not getting timely feedback from your partner email Cheryl (beaverc@wou.edu). You will not be getting feedback from Cheryl or the other helpers unless requested! Note: If grammatical errors or obvious issues are missed BOTH of you will be marked down! |
Sun - Wed. Final letter Wed. 5/7 |
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Text Homework #3. For each problem do one of the following: 1. Set up a well organized guess and check table and make a few guesses, then write and solve an algebraic equation. Your equation should follow from your table as we've been doing in class. OR 2. Draw a well labeled diagram and use it to write and solve an algebraic equation. Your diagram should be helpful in illustrating how you got your equation. Ch. 13 Set A: 2,4,6,11 |
Wed. 5/7 4:30pm |
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Group Journal Quiz ("Making the Most of Story Problems" passed out in class but is also available on our google drive). You MUST bring a page of notes about the article to class in order to take your quiz with a group; otherwise you will have to work alone. |
Fri. 5/9 |
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Text Homework #4
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Mon. 5/12 |
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| Review for Exam (Study guide, Practice Problems) | Exam is Fri. 5/16 |
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Score your buddies (scoring sheet, guidelines) and highlight their score on the scoring guide. (Just yours, no partner scoring this time.) Buddy work will be available Friday evening in the google drive in the Ferris Wheel Problem / IES student work folder. |
Mon. 5/19 beginning of class |
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| Draft of letter to your buddies | Sunday 5/18 NOON |
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| Comment on the letters your WOU partners wrote (work and partner assignments are in the google drive - email Cheryl if you have any questions!) | no later than Monday 5/19 midnight |
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Once you get comments on your letters, revise based on the comments. As your partner revises based on your comments, go back and re-read their letters. Keep commenting and replying to comments until you feel your partner's letters are "ready to print". When ready comment "ready to print". Be sure to check frequently so you don't hold up your partner! Bring final "ready to print" copies to class on Wednesday. If you are not getting timely feedback from your partner email Cheryl (beaverc@wou.edu). You will not be getting feedback from Cheryl or the other helpers unless requested! Note: If grammatical errors or obvious issues are missed BOTH of you will be marked down! |
Wed. 5/21 beginning of class | |||
Group Journal Quiz ("Why Not Just Tell Students How to Solve the Problem?" passed out in class and also available on our google drive). You MUST bring a page of notes about the article to class in order to take your quiz with a group; otherwise you will have to work alone. |
Fri. 5/30 |
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Tex Homework #5 Ch. 9 Set A: 3,4,12 Ch. 11 Set A: 4,7,13 |
Mon. 6/2 4:30 pm |
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Score your buddies (scoring sheet, guidelines) and highlight their score on the scoring guide. (Just yours, no partner scoring this time.) Buddy work will be available Friday evening in the google drive in the Ferris Wheel Problem REVISIONS/ IES student work folder. |
Mon. 6/2 beginning of class |
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| Draft of letter to your buddies | Sunday 6/1 NOON |
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| Comment on the letters your WOU partners wrote (work and partner assignments are in the google drive (same as last time)- email Cheryl if you have any questions!) | No Later than Mon. 6/2 Midnight | |||
Once you get comments on your letters, revise based on the comments. As your partner revises based on your comments, go back and re-read their letters. Keep commenting and replying to comments until you feel your partner's letters are "ready to print". When ready comment "ready to print". Be sure to check frequently so you don't hold up your partner! Bring final "ready to print" copies to class on Wednesday. If you are not getting timely feedback from your partner email Cheryl (beaverc@wou.edu). You will not be getting feedback from Cheryl or the other helpers unless requested! Note: If grammatical errors or obvious issues are missed BOTH of you will be marked down! |
Wed. 6/2 beginning of class |
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Text Homework #6 Ch. 10 Set A-1 # 2 Ch. 10 Set A-2 # 8,9 Ch. 10 Classic Problems #20 |
Wed. 6/4 4:30pm |
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Text Homework #7 Ch. 12 Set A: 6, 11,13 (Answers) |
not due but should practice for final |
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| Final Review with Answers | Study Aid |
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Office Hour: Monday 6/9 9-9:50 am
Final Exam: Monday 6/9 10-11:50 am