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Math 6302 "Mathematical Foundations for the Common Core (Grades 7-12): Lectures"

Time and place: MTWThF, 8:00-9:00 AM, Room 205 Prescott Hall

Instructor: James Madden, 213 Prescott Hall, madden@math.lsu.edu, (225)-978-3525 (cell). Office hours: by appt.

Link to Syllabus

mm/dd Day Morning Lecture Topic Lecture Notes Supplements MML Topic Seminar Topic Seminar resources
06/02 Th The Number Line Lect 1   Pretest Pink Cadillac Problem (PCP) Assignment 1 (pretest) | teacher work 1
06/03 F The Distributive Law Lect 2   Sets. Integers, Rationals and Reals. Analogies in solutions

Report on PCP | Enumerating the rationals

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06/06 M Order of Operations Lect 3 CCSS-Expressions Transforming Expressions Zetetica Book 1 Viète: Zetetica | Assignemnt 2 | teacher work 2
06/07 T Structure of Expressions Lect 4 CCSS-HSAlgebra Exponents Speed and distance problems handout
06/08 W Logic I: Symbols Lect 5
Exponents Polynomials Zetetica Book 2 Assignment 3 | teacher work 3
06/09 Th Logic II: Simple Sentences Lect 6   Solving polynomial equations Broken stick problem handout
06/10 F Logic III: And, Or, Not Lect 7   Solving inequalities Making a quiz on inequalities Assignment 4 | teacher work 4
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06/13 M Coordinates on the line Lect 8 See also: Lect 15 Circles Boat & hat prob. (coordinates) Assignment 5 | teacher work 5
06/14 T Coordinates on the plane Lect 9   [MML Workshop]    
06/15 W Circles and lines Lect 10   [MML Workshop]   Assignment 6 | teacher work 6
06/16 Th Slopes and right angles Lect 11   [MML Workshop]    
06/17 F Translated coordinates Lect 12   [MML Workshop] [MML Workshop]  
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06/20 M More about lines Lect 13 Supplement     Assignment 7 | teacher work 7
06/21 T Functions ("New Math") Lect 14        
06/22 W Conversion Factors Lect 15        
06/23 Th Composites and Inverses Lect 16       Assignment 8 | teacher work 8
06/24 F Quadratics Lect 17 Interactive diagram  

student motivation, with guests:

Dujan Johnson, Lamont Cole, Dedrick Moore
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06/27 M Factor Theorem   Four-number game Polynomials Four-number game  
06/28 T           Assignment 9 |
06/29 W           Assignment 10 |
06/30 Th            
07/01 F           Assignment 11 |
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07/05 T           Assignment 12 |
07/06 W            
07/07 Th           PostTest |
07/08 F