AQR
First Six Weeks Calendar
2014-2015
Monday
August 25
Welcome
Course Syllabus
Calendar
Tuesday
26
Networks and Graphs (Unit 7);
Introduce circuits and paths;
Activity 1-Euler Circuits and Paths
Wed/Thurs
27
Act1-Euler Circuits and Paths(8 10) (in pairs);
Reflection question 12
Friday
29
Activity 3 Extension #5 –Floor
waxing problem (pairs);
U1.SO1: Developing, explaining,
and justifying sound mathematical
arguments.
U1.SO2: Communicate with orally
and in writing making accurate and
clear presentations of solutions to
problems.
U1.SO3: Solve problems involving
scheduling or routing situations
using critical paths, Euler paths or
minimal spanning trees.
5
Activity 8- Kruskal’s Algorithm;
review vocab.
U1.SO1: Developing, explaining,
and justifying sound mathematical
arguments.
U1.SO2: Communicate with orally
and in writing making accurate and
clear presentations of solutions to
problems.
U1.SO3: Solve problems involving
scheduling or routing situations
using critical paths, Euler paths or
minimal spanning trees.
U1.SO4: Interpret, analyze and
contsruct flow-chars in order to
develop problem-solving
procedures
Activity 3 (Weighted Graphs)
question #1
September 1
Labor Day Holiday
Student Objectives
2
3
Activity 6- Spanning Trees
(Questions 1-7)
Activity 7-Minimal Spanning
Trees; solve railroad problem and
discuss
8
9
10
12
Activity 9, #1, 2 individually;
share results; 3-5 indiv.
Turn in
Activity 10- chromatic maps and
scheduling
Activity 10- chromatic maps and
scheduling
Graph Theory Test
AQR
First Six Weeks Calendar
2014-2015
Monday
Tuesday
Wed/Thurs
Friday
Student Objectives
15
Activity 11- PERT Charts
16
Activity 11- PERT Charts
17
Activity 12- Building a Robot
Project (small groups
19
Work Day – Building Robot; Short
Presentations
U1.SO1: Developing, explaining,
and justifying sound mathematical
arguments.
U1.SO2: Communicate with orally
and in writing making accurate and
clear presentations of solutions to
problems.
22
Begin Unit1- Analyzing Numerical
Data
Activity 1- estimating large
crowds.
HW- Extension Question #4
23
Activity 2- Tennis Balls
24
Workday on Fermi Questions (40
mins)
26
Presentations – Fermi Questions
U1.SO1: Developing, explaining,
and justifying sound mathematical
arguments.
U1.SO2: Communicate with orally
and in writing making accurate and
clear presentations of solutions to
problems.
U2.SO1: Solve problems involving
large quantities that can’t be
easily measured
29
Activity 3- Estimating Large #’s
Questions 1-3,
30
Extension question #5;
Share results
Discuss Rubric for Fermi Question
& lab workday
Begin Presentations
October 1
Activity 4- Ratios in the Media,
Questions 1-4
Introduction to estimating large
numbers
3
Fall Holiday
U2.SO2: Apply, compare and
contrast ratios, rates, averages,
weighted averages or indices to
make informed decisions.