EDUC Outlthe ?

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SPRING SEMESTER 2006

DR. Peter Lii jedahi

Office: EDB 8662 ?

Phone: (604) 291-5643

Tuesday 10:30-1:20

EDB 8500

PREREQUISITE: STUDENTS WHO HAVE CREDIT FOR MATH 151, MATH 154, OR MATH 157

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course explores a variety of mathematical topics in order to increase the mathematical literacy of Liberal

Arts students in general, and to increase their capabilities for quantitative reasoning and deductive

argumentation in particular. Our focus is on the issues of aesthetics and utility of mathematical experience,

emphasizing the human experience in learning and doing mathematics.

Though the course content comes from mathematics, the approach is a pedagogical one, which draws on the

knowledge and practices from education rather than applying the lecture/tutorial format most commonly seen in

undergraduate mathematics courses. Students will engage in problem solving, investigate conjectures, and

develop connections among mathematical topics.

The mathematical content chosen for these courses is flexible and in other settings may be considered as

"enrichment". However, in-depth exploration of these topics provides an engaging opportunity to revisit and

strengthen more basic concepts that lie at the heart of geometry. Topics include:

• The Golden Rectangle

• Platonic Solids and Euler's Formula

• Pythagoras

• Möbius Band and the Klein Bottle

• Fractals

• Knots and Not-Knots

• Symmetry

• Transformations and Tiling

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EbUC Outline ?

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• Active participation

• Weekly homework

• Midterm exam

• Problem solving journal

• Collaborative project

• Final exam

Text:

Burger, E. B. and Starbird, M. The Heart of Mathematics. Key College Publishing ISBN: 1559534079.

STUDENTS WHO HAVE CREDIT FOR MATH 151, MATH 154, OR MATH 157 NEED SPECIAL

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Thursday, September 30, 2004 ?

EDUC Outline ?

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SPRING SEMESTER 2005

(DOl .00)

DR. Peter LiIjedahI ?

Office: EDB 8662 ?

Phone: (604) 291-5643

Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-14:20

AQ 5030

PREREQUISITE: STUDENTS WHO HAVE CREDIT FOR MATH 151, MATH 154, OR MATH 157 NEED SPECIAL

PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURSE.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course explores a variety of mathematical topics in order to increase the mathematical literacy of Liberal

Arts students in general, and to increase their capabilities for quantitative reasoning and deductive

argumentation in particular. Our focus is on the issues of aesthetics and utility of mathematical experience,

emphasizing the human experience in learning and doing mathematics.

Though the course content comes from mathematics, the approach is a pedagogical one, which draws on

the knowledge and practices from education rather than applying the lecture/tutorial format most commonly

seen in undergraduate mathematics courses. Students will engage in problem solving, investigate

conjectures, and develop connections among mathematical topics.

The mathematical content chosen for these courses is flexible and in other settings may be considered as

"enrichment". However, in-depth exploration of these topics provides an engaging opportunity to revisit and

strengthen more basic concepts that lie at the heart of geometry. Topics include: The Golden Rectangle

• The Golden Rectangle

• Platonic Solids and Euler's Formula

• Pythagoras

• Möbius Band and the Klein Bottle

• Fractals

• Knots and Not-Knots

• Symmetry

• Transformations and Tiling

Course requirements:

• Active participation

• Weekly homework

• Midterm exam

• Problem solving journal

• Collaborative project

• Final exam

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EDUC Outline ?

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Text:

Burger, E. B. and Starbird, M. (2000). The Heart of Mathematics. Key College Publishing ISBN: 1559534079.

STUDENTS WHO HAVE CREDIT FOR MATH 151, MATH 154, OR MATH 157 NEED SPECIAL PERMISSION TO

PARTICIPATE IN THIS COURSE.

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