Mathematics 5

Winter Term 2002

The World According to Mathematics

Dwight Lahr and David Rudel

Weekly Schedule: Week #3

Readings:

Lahr— 2.4 through 2.12.

Maple Worksheet "Pythagorean Triples"— get it from the “Maple Stuff” page of the Math 5 website.

Mid-Term paper—start working on it early; due on Monday, February 4.

Mid-Term problems—will be due on Monday, February 4.

Exercises:

Due Monday 1/14:	•Exercises 2.4: 1ac, 2abe, 3abe, 4ac •Read 2.5 •Maple: Try "Pythagorean Triples" with u= 97 and v= 62. What is the resulting Pythagorean Triple?
Due Wednesday 1/16:	•Exercises 2.4: 5, 6, 7 •Exercises 2.6: 1-5 •Read 2.7
Due Friday 1/18:	•Exercises 2.8: 1bd, 2bc •Read 2.9 •Exercises 2.10: 1-3
Due Wednesday 1/23: (Monday 1/21 is MLK Day)	•Exercises 2.10: 4, 5, 6 •Read 2.11 •Exercises 2.12: 1, 2, 3, 4

Friday discussion:

Based on the mathematics we have been studying, we will discuss reasoning and logic.