Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Dept. of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
MATH 3303 §001
Spatial Systems
Summer II, 2000

Old Daily Assignments

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Below is a register of previous daily assignments

Date	Assignments. Generally due the next day.
July 19	1. Writing: (anonymous) List 5 things about this course that you like and elaborate on them. List 5 things about this course you would change if you could and elaborate on them. (Due in class, Thursday, July 20) 2. Exercise: Use dimension and formulas to find the surface area of 20 real life objects. At most 5 of them should be rectangular objects. (Due Monday, July 24)
July 18	1. Writing: Instead of a prepared essay, your assignment is to prepare for next week's reports by finding the titles of the three NCTM journals appropriate for classrooom teachers. 2. Exercise: Choose a real-world unit for area. Use it to measure the area of fifteen items, four of which should not be flat. Report the attribute, and measurement.
July 17	0. Reminder: Copies of sample questions and a sample test are available on the calendar located on the syllabus page. 1. Writing: Explain the difference between one measurement reported at 6 units and another as 6.0. 2. Exercise: Complete the centimeter and millimeter worksheets as handed out in class.
July 13	1. Just a reminder that there was the writing assingment made yesterday (on this site). You still have to do it even though it wasn't announced in class. 2. Writing: Identify which would be the best unit for measuring the height of a championship trophy. Briefly explain why this unit is better than the next larger or smaller commonly used unit. 3. Make 20 measurements in whole meters. Report them in a table with 4 columns: the object, it's attribute, an estimate and the measurement. 4. Not an assignment, but a link to the worksheet used today in class.
July 12	1. Make a ruler using a real-world unit. Use it to make 10 linear measurements of various attributes of various objects. Estimate the measurements before finding them. All measurements should be to the nearest unit. Turn in a table reporting the object, attribute, estimates and measurements. Attach your real-world unit. 2. Write a 1-2 page typed paper explaining how the four relationships can be used to judge whether two ratios are proportionate or not and why only two of the relationships can be used when there is a missing number in one of the ratios.
July 11	1. Write a summary of your knowledge of ratios, including definitions as made in class. 2. Attempt all problems in the ratio/proportion worksheet. For those problems you are not able to solve, identify what you can about the problems and what you need to know to solve them. 3. Bring a ruler, tape measure and meter stick to the next class. Be sure they are marked in metric units.
July 10	1.Write a mathematical autobiography. 2. Write all possible ratios based on the following statement. In a class, 5 of the students thought a soda can's circumfrence was larger than its height, while the remaining 26 students thought the height was larger.