Instructor's
Resources for Math 1011Q
Table
of
Contents
Part I : Teaching
Suggestions
Teaching
Tips for Working With Groups
Acknowledgments
What
is Group Work?
What
are the benefits of Group Work?
Getting
Started
How
to Grade?
Potential
Problems and Possible Solutions
What
Should You Do While Your Class Works in Groups?
Optimal
Time For Group Work
Team
Performance
Agreement
Recommended
Grading Scale
Sample Course Information and
Syllabus
handout for the first day of classes
(Word file -- may be modified to fit your needs)
Part II : Group
Projects, Handouts, Exam Samples
Chapter 1.
Number Sense and Meaning of Formulas
Group
Projects:
Are Irrationals
Rational? (from: Instructor's Resource Manual,
page 414, slightly modified)
Calculate
Your BMI
Analyze
Newspaper Circulation (in: Textbook, page 40)
Handouts:
Fraction Rules
The
Conversion Rectangle Trick
Teaching Fun:
Cartoon: What Is It Good For?
Chapter 2.
Linear Equations and Inequalities
in
One Variable
Group
Projects: Algebraic
Poetry: Lilavati's Swarm
Algebraic
Poetry:
How Old Is The Rose-Red City?
Calculate Your
Income
Handouts:
Linear
Equations and Inequalities
Teaching Fun:
Trust
Your
Brain Power
Exam
1. Material and
Sample
Material
and Suggestions for Review
Exercises
Sample: Exam 1 with
Solutions
(hard
exam requiring generous grading)
Chapter 3.
Functions, Graphs and Lines
Group
Projects:
Three Swimmers (from:
Instructor's
Resource Manual, page 421, slightly modified)
Cigarette Ads (from: Instructor's
Resource Manual, page 422, slightly modified)
Life Expectancy (from:
Instructor's
Resource Manual, page 423, slightly modified)
Hurricane
Season
( and the Tracking
Chart)
Handouts:
Lines
Teaching Fun:
Happy Graphs
Chapter 4.
Two Linear
Equations
With Two Unknowns
Group Projects:
Which Honda Should
You
Buy?
Photos of All Sizes
(from:
Instructor's Resource Manual, page 426, slightly modified)
Tacos Anyone? (Group Project on
Three
Equations with Three
Unknowns)
Handouts:
A
System
of Two Linear Equations in Two Variables
Exam
2. Material and
Sample
Material
and Suggestions for Review
Exercises
Sample: Exam 2 with
Solutions
(hard
exam requiring generous grading)
Chapter 5.
Polynomials
Group Projests:
Very Large and
Very Small Numbers (from: Instructor's Resource
Manual,
page
427, slightly modified)
The Largest Box
Factoring
Polynomials Completely (from: Instructor's Resource Manual,
page
429, slightly modified)
Free Falling From Bridges
Handouts:
Rules
of
Exponents
Roots
and
Factorization of Trinomials
Teaching
Fun:
The
Quadratic Formua Rap
Chapter 6.
Rational
Expressions
Group Projects:
Calculate
Your Areas (from: Instructor's Resource Manual, page A-15,
slightly
modified)
Calculate
Your
Lottery Winning
Handouts:
Fraction Rules
Exam
3. Material and Sample
Material
and Suggestions for Review
Exercises
Sample: Exam 3 with
Solutions
(hard
exam requiring generous grading)
Chapter 7. Radical
Expressions
Group Projects:
Run Fido, Run!
Skid Marks (from: Instructor's
Resource
Manual, page 433, slightly modified)
Handouts:
Radicals
Teaching
Fun:
You May Be Right, Pythagoras
Find x
Chapter 9.
Exponential
and
Logarithmic
Functions
Group Projects:
The Black Bear
Population
(from: Instructor's Resource Manual, page 436, slightly
modified)
Puzzled by Logs?
How
Long It Takes To Double Your Money? (pdf file coming soon)
Handouts:
Exponential
and
Logarithmic Functions
Teaching Fun:
Top 10 Math Teacher Log Expressions
Anagrams
Final
Exam.
Material and Sample
Material
and Suggestions for Review
Exercises
Sample: Final Exam
with
Solutions
(hard
exam requiring generous grading)
This collection of
Group Projects and Handouts is "under
construction". Come back often to see what
was added and what has been
changed. If you use any
of
this material in your classroom I
would
greatly appreciate feedback.
e-mail me: glaz@math.uconn.edux
(click
on link and remove end x).
©2004-2016
by Sarah Glaz