Mathematics 5
Winter Term 2000
The World According to Mathematics

Dwight Lahr and Josh Laison

Weekly Schedule: Week #3

Readings:

Lahr—2.4 through 2.10.
Maple Worksheet "Pythagorean Triples"— get from the Math 5 website: Class
Demos, January 10, 2000
Mid-Term paper—assigned on Friday, Jan 21 and due on Monday, February 7.
Mid-Term problems—assigned on Friday, Jan 28 and due on Monday, February 7.

Exercises:

No class Monday
1/17: MLK Day.

Due Tuesday 1/18:

•Exercises 2.4: 1ac, 2abe, 3abe, 4ac
•Read 2.5
•Maple: Try "Pythagorean Triples" with u= 97 and
v= 62. What is the resulting Pythagorean Triple?
•Exercises 2.4: 5, 6, 7
•Exercises 2.6: 1-5
•Read 2.7
•Exercises 2.8: 1bd, 2bc
•Read 2.9
•Exercises 2.10: 1-3
•Mid-Term paper topics will be given out in class.

Due Wednesday
1/19:

Due Friday 1/21:

Friday discussion:

Based on the mathematics we have been studying, we will discuss reasoning and
logic.