Sunday, October 28, 2007

(25) DUE: Wednesday, Nov. 7

  • Make your Spiralaterals.
  • Come up with conjectures.
  • Try to explain why these spiralaterals behave this way.
  • Which sequences converge? Which diverge?
  • ENJOY.

(24) DUE: Tuesday, November 6

  • Recursion Test
  • Recursion Portfolio
  • One-3 X 5 index card for test. Both sides is fine.

(23) DUE: Monday, November 5

  • Create a Rule 110 fractal.
  • If you were not in class on Friday, you will need to get the algorithm from someone in class.
  • Start studying for recursion test
  • Get recursion portfolio ready

(22) DUE: Friday, November 2

  • Write chaos page for portfolio
  • Explain for BOTH real and complex seeds

(21) DUE: Thursday, Nov. 1

  • Write Fractal page for portrfolio
  • Explain why coastline is a fractal

(20) DUE: Wednesday, Oct. 31

  • 8.6 (1 all, 2, 3, 4, 5)
  • Use * - ? - !
  • Write Cobweb page for portfolio

(19) DUE: Tuesday, Oct. 30

  • Make table and cobweb graph for Sn = S(n-1)^2 - 2
  • Describe what occurs.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

(18) DUE: Monday, Oct 29

  • Outline 8.6 and add to today's notes
  • Do: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Do portfolio page on cobwebs

(17) DUE: Friday, Oct 26

  • Do these 4 problems completely. For each:
    • * - ? - !
    • Give mixed recursive function
    • Give TI-83 instructions
    • Write conclusion in context. For example, what happens when you increase the periodic payment? Take more medicine? etc.
  • Pg. 481 - #1 (b, c, e, f)
  • Pg.483 - #5 (a, b, d)
  • Pg. 494 - #8
  • Pg. 513 - #16 (a, b, c)
You want these to be so easy to understand that you can put them in your portfolio.

(16) DUE: Thurs, Oct 25

  • Do Koch Snowflake page
  • Read Chapter 8 Extension (pg. 504 - 507) Add to today's notes.
  • Write Fractals & Chaos portfolio page

(15) DUE: Wednesday, Oct 24

  • Notes from the field trip with 5 BIG Ah-Has! highlighted.

(14) DUE: Tuesday, October 23

  • Practice Target Practice. (Google: "target practice" fractal)
  • Practice Chaos Game (Google: "Chaos Game")
  • See you at the Sherman Union (775 Commonwealth Avenue: BU Central stop on the B line of the Green Line) at
7:45 AM sharp

Last one there gets the liquorice donuts.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

(13) DUE: Monday, October 22

Do Sierpinski Gasket Sheets

(12) DUE: Friday, October 19

  • Prepare all sequence portfolio pages except for cobweb graphs and fractals.
    • One item per page
    • DO NOT put in notes from class. Re-organize them to be more concise and easier for YOU to understand.

(11) DUE: Thursday, October 18

Study for quiz on mixed recursive functions

(9) Due: Tuesday, October 16

  • Do 8.5 (3)
    • Use * - ? - !

(8) Due: Monday, October 15

  • Outline 8.4
  • Do 8.4 (4 & 5)
    • Use * - ? - !

(7) Due: Friday, October 12

  • Do 8.3 (5 (a-c), 6, 10, 11)
    • Use * - ? - !
  • Study for quiz on 8.1 and 8.2

(6) DUE: Thursday, October 11

  • Do: 8.2 (1, 4, 5 (a - c), 13)
  • Use * - ? - !