Week 3 Assignments
Written work – None
WeBWorK – WeBWorK 3, due Tuesday 9/19 at midnight.
OpenLab – OpenLab #3, due Tuesday, 9/19 (at start of class).
NOTE: Next week Tuesday 9/19 runs on a Thursday schedule. Next week Wed-Thurs-Fri (9/20-9/22) there are no classes.
This assignment is due Thursday, September 14, at the start of class.
Assignment. Choose ONE of the following two topics. Write a reply to this post, responding to the topic. Begin by telling us which topic you chose. (1-2 paragraphs).
Topics.
Extra Credit. For extra credit, write a response to one of your classmates’ comments. Do you feel the same, or different? Did you learn anything? Did you get any ideas about teaching, or about learning?
Why are we doing this, anyway? We are following two ideas that have come up already in class — things that may not seem related to learning math, but research shows that engaging in these activities can dramatically increase the amount that you learn, and change the way you learn it. The first is writing – something not typically associated with mathematics. When you express your ideas in words, it forces you to think them through very carefully, detail by detail. A great way to check and see if you really understand something is to try to explain it to someone else, either out loud or in writing. Example: if you know how to add fractions, try teaching it someone who doesn’t know how. The second is called metacognition, or “thinking about thinking.” This happens when you think about what was going on in your head while you were working on a problem or trying to learn a new idea. What train of thought did you follow? Where did you get stuck, and what did you do next? What were you feeling at the time? and so on. Combining writing and metacognition can be a tremendously powerful tool in identifying the ways we learn best and the ways we make mistakes, and learning to improve. However, like any skill, it takes practice. That’s why we’re getting started by writing a little about our past experiences with mathematics.
Week 2 Assignments
Written work – Sec 1.8 p.28: 3, 5, 6, 8, Due Tuesday, September 12th, at the start of class.
NOTE: On this assignment, odd problems are worth 3 points, even problems worth 5 points.
WeBWorK – Assignment #2, due Tuesday, September 12th, at midnight.
OpenLab – OpenLab #2, due Thursday, September 14th, at the start of class.
WeBWorK is accessible from on and off campus (anywhere you have access to the internet). Your first WeBWorK assignment is due on Tuesday, September 5th, at midnight, and will cover the material from the second day of class. Here’s what you have to do:
Assignment. To get started , you must complete the following three steps.
Step 1. Log in to WeBWorK here: http://mathww.citytech.cuny.edu/webwork2/MAT2071-F17-Reitz. I have created Usernames and Passwords for each student registered for my class.
Username. Your username for WeBWorK consists of your first initial plus your last name, all lowercase (for example, John Smith would have username ‘jsmith’).
Password. Your temporary password is the same as your username (if your username is ‘jsmith’, your password is currently ‘jsmith’).
Step 2. Change your password and update your email address. To do this, select “Password/Email” from the main menu on the left. Use whatever email address you like (I suggest using one that you check often).
Step 3. Complete the first two assignments, titled Assignment1-Sec1.2-1.3 and Assignment2-Sec1.4-1.7. Click on an assignment on the main screen to get started.
If you have any trouble – either with logging in, or with completing the assignment, post a comment here or send me an email and I will get back to you.
WeBWorK Tips:
Hi everyone,
Your first homework assignment consists of some problems from the book, as well as a WeBWorK assignment – these are due on Tuesday (written work must be handed in in class, WeBWorK must be completed online by the end of the day). Your first OpenLab Assignment is due on Thursday.
Welcome back,
Prof. Reitz
Week 1 Assignments
Written work due Tuesday September 5th – Sec 1.1 p.7: 1, 12, 19, 26, 29, 35
NOTE: On this assignment, odd problems are worth 2 points and even problems worth 4 points.
WeBWorK – WeBWorK 1, due Tuesday September 5th at midnight
OpenLab – Register for the OpenLab and join this course (instructions provided in a separate post). “OpenLab #1: Advice from the Past” due Thursday September 7.
This course is MAT 2071, Introduction to Proofs and Logic, taking place in the Fall 2017 semester with Professor Reitz. We will be using this website in a variety of ways this semester – as a central location for information about the course (assignments, review sheets, policies, and so on), a place to write about the work we are doing, to ask and answer questions, to post examples of our work, and to talk about logic, proofs, mathematics, reality and so on.
Getting Started
Anyone on the internet can look around the site and see what we are doing, and even leave a comment on one of the pages. However, only registered users can create new posts and participate in the discussion boards.
How do I register?
You will need to do two things:
Problems with the OpenLab or with your CityTech email:
Please let me know if you run into any problems registering or joining our course (send me an email, jreitz@citytech.cuny.edu). I also wanted to give you two resources to help out in the process:
1. For problems with your citytech email account, contact the Student Computing Helpdesk, either in person, by phone, or by email:
Student Computing Helpdesk
Location: Namm building, 1st Floor
Hours: TBD
Phone: 718.260.4900
E-mail: Studenthelpdesk@citytech.cuny.edu
Their website also contains tutorials and FAQ on common problems
2. For problems registering for the OpenLab, contact the OpenLab support team, either by email at openlab@citytech.cuny.edu, or by following this link.
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