Instructors: Will Webber
The world of Polyhedra is huge, yet so many of us know only the most famous examples. Join the adventure as we fold, staple, tape and cut our way through both the famous and not so famous regions of the world of polyhedra
Explore the world of data. Collect real data with technology and simulation. Investigate patterns in data and chance. Make those patterns come to life for your students with the help of the calculator and the software Fathom. Data analysis and probability are woven into our everyday lives. The course is designed to strengthen the skills of teachers being asked to ready their students for the WASL standard.
How many ways can you cover a strip with squares & dominoes? What's the best way to stack oranges? The number of ways to break a polygon into triangles matches the number of certain paths through a grid -- why? Counting is a familiar and rich area of mathematics, relevant for all K-12 curricula. We will work together on projects emphasizing visual reasoning and establishing numeric patterns. Applications include discrete probability and analyzing voting systems. The course could also be called "Exploring Pascal's Triangle" -- most of what we will discuss can be found in that amazing structure.