Day 5 in Mat115H

Today:

• Announcements
  • Homework for the "Beaver's Tail" poems is due
    1. your calculations (sheet of paper) and checks for each poem
    2. A short (half page) description of why you chose your favorite. This should be typed and well-written. These will distributed to the authors of each.
    3. A short (half page) description of why your own, including the calculation.
  • You have homework on the Mobius band due next time
  • Also, next time we'll be starting bases. This is due to a bit of a joke that Carroll makes in Alice in Wonderland, which one can only interpret in terms of different bases: Here's a handout for background
  • You have a new assignment: keep visiting Schedule and Assignments page to keep track of these.

• Let's start by finishing up the Mobius band

  • What do we know about a Mobius band?

  • How about the Fortunatus's Purse exercise from last time?

• Let's talk over the reading (Fit the First) in some detail
  • What are your impressions of Charles Dodgson after reading this section? (with evidence!)

  • We'll take a look at a few of the problems in the Arithmetic text (p. 30).

  • About time:
    • International Date Line
    • A stopped versus a slow clock....