Course Description
The student will extend his or her understanding of mathematical structures and patterns by studying selected topics chosen from problem solving, sets, logic, numeration systems, geometry, probability and statistics, and consumer mathematics. For each topic studied, the student will be able to explain the basic concepts and apply them to the solution of specific problems.
Syllabus
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Homework Assignments
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Projects
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- Sets - To use survey data to explore different regions of three intersecting sets.
- Logic - To use the ideas of logic to interpret a "real world" claim.
- Probability - To understand counting rules, tree diagrams, probability and the Law of Large Numbers.
- Statistics - To understand how to analyze and interpret raw data.
- Numeration - To create your own numeration system and to convert between number bases.
- Female Mathematician - Find a biography of a famous woman mathematician.
Extra Handouts
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Formula
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Other Resources
Publisher's Website - This website contains various links such as:
- InterAct Math Tutorial - For each exercise you can view a sample problem worked out, or you can access an interactive guided solution to help identify precisely where you are having trouble.
- Quizzing - Take a multiple choice quiz for the chapter your are studying. You will get an instant grade and will also be able to review the correct answers.
- Links - For example, Chapter 4: Convert number systems to Egyptian numerals
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