Week 1
Topic overview:
- Practice with percents and decimals.
- Review of the syllabus, class procedures, expectations.
- Discussion of Polya's 4 step problem solving process and application of it.
- Small and large group discussion about perecents in the media. Percent increase and
decrease.
Resources used:
- Fractions Quiz:
Percentage, Fraction<->Percentage, Fraction<->Percentage, Comparing Fractions, Rounding
Decimals
In class notecard assignment: On a notecard, write
- your name
- phone number
- the last math course and the year you took and the year you took it
- your favorite math topic and why
- your least favorite math topic
- a math topic in which you want to know more about
Week 1 lab (doc)
Homework: Find 4 examples of percents in the media and explain how the percent relates to a fraction. Should be
about 3-4 sentences per example. To be graded by the rubric.