This page includes links to syllabi, assignments, exams, and student work for a selection of my courses:
MAT 1275—College Algebra and Trigonometry
MAT 1475H—Honors Calculus I
MAT 2440—Discrete Structures and Algorithms I
MAT 2680—Differential Equations
MEDU 2010—Technology in Math Education
MAT 1275—College Algebra and Trigonometry
- Syllabus
- Generic rubric
- Assignments
- Introduce yourself – Students write short introductions and share on the OpenLab.
- Test review assignment – Students choose one test review question each and share their solution on the OpenLab. Together, the class produces a complete review sheet.
- Test solutions assignment– Students choose one actual test question each and share their solution on the OpenLab. Together, the class produces a complete test solution set.
- Desmos activity– Introduction to trigonometry – Students are walked through an introduction to the graphs of sine and cosine in this interactive web-based activity.
- Extra credit – math memes – Students create and share their own memes about math.
- Final exam review (uniform)
MAT 1475H—Honors Calculus I
- Syllabus
- Assignments
- Group project – Applications of derivatives – Students work in groups to describe an application of the derivative and create posters of their work.
- Extra credit – extra topics and mathematical journeys – Students choose between creating a lesson on a topic that is outside the scope of the course or to write a personal essay about their own mathematical journeys.
- Final exam
MAT 2440—Discrete Structures and Algorithms I
- Syllabus
- Assignment
- Group project – code breaking – Students work in pairs to decide on a caesar cypher. They share encrypted messages with their partners on the OpenLab while their classmates try to break their codes.
- Final exam
MAT 2680—Differential Equations
- Syllabus
- Assignments
- Group project – applications of first order ODE’s – Students choose one homework question each to solve a real-world problem using differential equations.
- Final exam – topic guess and review assignment – Students submit guesses for final exam topics and then choose one question each from their assigned topic to solve and share on the OpenLab. Together, the class produces a complete review sheet.
- Final exam
MEDU 2010—Technology in Math Education
- Syllabus
- Assignments
- Desmos lesson – Students create a lesson plan using Desmos and give a short presentation.
- sample 1 and Desmos link
- sample 2 and Desmos link
- sample 3 and Desmos link
- Geogebra dynamic worksheet – Students create a dynamic worksheet (slideshow) in Geogebra that constitutes a lesson on an assigned theorem in geometry.
- sample 1 and Geogebra link
- sample 2 and Geogebra link
- sample 3 and Geogebra link
- Article/blog post review – Students choose an article in a news publication or a blog post on technology in the classroom, summarize it, and share their own opinions.
- Research article report – Students work in pairs to select an academic article on technology in math education, summarize it in an OpenLab post, give a short presentation, and create exam questions based on their text.
- Rubric feedback – Students use a rubric and online form to provide feedback on classmates’ presentations and answer specific questions to offer feedback on their use of rubric and the form.
- LaTeX scratchpad – Students experiment with using a standard math typesetting language by posting comments on the OpenLab.
- Desmos lesson – Students create a lesson plan using Desmos and give a short presentation.
- Final exam
