CRN 17190: Calendar

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• August 24
  • Syllabus
  • Technology Survey
  • Short Intro to Latex
  • Homework: Install LaTeX on your laptop.

• August 26
  • In class: Install/Work with Latex.
  • Homework:

1. Read Chapter 9.
2. HW 1 (due September 2): Chapter 9, Problems: 5 (parts 2,4,6,8), 6 (parts 3,4,7), 7 (parts 2,4). Send me the .tex file!
3. Install Mathematica: There are two options: (1) install Mathematica on your computer (more than 11GB) , or (2) work with Mathematica in the cloud. For (1) follow the instructions in https://www.utep.edu/technologysupport/ServiceCatalog/SOFTWARE_PAGES/soft_mathematica.html under the heading Student personally owned computers; for (2) you need to request a home license (see https://www.utep.edu/technologysupport/ServiceCatalog/SOFTWARE_PAGES/soft_mathematica.html). Follow the instructions in Access Mathematica Online. Either way, the process may take a few hours.

• August 31
  • Lecture on Mathematica
  • Homework: (1) Read Chapter 12 (Mathematica). (2) HW 2 (due September 9): Chapter 12, Problems: 1bd, 2ab, 4.

• September 2
  • HW 1 due before class
  • In class: Install/work with Mathematica
  • Lecture on Mathematica

• September 7
  • In class: Work with Mathematica
  • Cancelled: PSTricks (HK)
  • Lecture on Mathematica
  • New homework, due September 21: HW03.nb

• September 9
  • HW 2 due before class
  • Beamer (Viridiana)
  • In class: Work with Mathematica
  • Lecture on Mathematica

• September 14
  • Slide rules and logarithmic tables (Francia)
  • Lecture on Mathematica
  • In class: Work with Mathematica or Beamer
  • HW 4 (due September 28): Chapter 11, Problem 2.

• September 16
  • MatLab (Georgina)
  • In class: Work with Mathematica or Beamer
  • HW: Prepare for second round of software review topics

• September 21
  • In class: Beamer/Mathematica
  • Selection for second round of software review topics
  • Lecture: More Mathematica notebooks

• September 23
  • Logo (Adrian)
  • In class: Beamer/Mathematica

• September 28
  • HW 4 due.
  • Lego Mindstorms (Hillary)
  • HW 5, due October 7
  • In class: Working on Mathematica homework

• September 30 (cancelled)

• October 5
  • R (Viridiana)
  • HW 3 due
  • In class: Work on Mathematica homework

• October 7
  • HW 5 due
  • TI-Nspire (Adrian)
  • Video: Markus Hohenwarter (Geogebra)

• October 12
  • Desmos (Francia)
  • Lecture: Introduction to Geogebra
  • HW 6 (due October 21): Chapter 16, Problems 2 and 3.

• October 14
  • Maxima (Hillary)
  • Lecture: More on GeoGebra
  • In class: Try out Geogebra, work on HW problems

• October 19
  • GNU Octave (Georgina)

• October 21 (virtual)
  • HW 6 due.

• October 26 (in person)
  • PLO 4
  • RPN Calculators

• October 28 (virtual)

• November 2 (in person)
  • Lecture: Spreadsheets
  • HW 7, due November 16.

• November 4 (virtual)
  • Geogebra project due

• November 9 (in person)
  • In-class work on Mathematica

• November 11 (virtual)
  • Mathematica project due

• November 16 (in person)
  • HW 7 due.
  • Lecture: Mathematics on the Web

• November 18 (virtual)

• November 23 (in person)
  • Video presentations

• November 25 Thanksgiving - no class

• November 30 (in person)
  • Video presentation: Georgina
  • Lesson design projects: Adrian, Francia, Georgina

• December 2 (in person)
  • Lesson design projects: Hillary, Viridiana