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Assignments

icon of a pencil cupThe assignments in this course are openly licensed, and are available as-is, or can be modified to suit your students’ needs. They include a variety of problem sets, writing tasks, and discussion prompts that focus on reinforcing certain learning outcomes for each module. For convenience, the assignments have been preloaded into the assignment tool in your learning management system (Blackboard, Canvas, etc.), where they can be used as is, modified, combined with your own assignments, or removed altogether. You can also preview them below:
Assignments and Alignment
Assignment Module
Assignment: Historical Counting Systems Problem Set  Module 1: Historical Counting Systems
Assignment: Historical Counting Systems Writing Task Module 1: Historical Counting Systems
Assignment: Exploring The Abacus Module 1: Historical Counting Systems
Assignment: General Problem Solving Problem Set Module 2: General Problem Solving
Assignment: General Problem Solving Writing Task Module 2: General Problem Solving
Assignment: Multi-Step Written Problem Module 2: General Problem Solving
Assignment: Geometry Writing Task, Part I Module 2: General Problem Solving
Assignment: Geometry Writing Task, Part II Module 2: General Problem Solving
Assignment: Unit Conversion Module 3: Measurement
Assignment: Measurement Writing Task Module 3: Measurement
Assignment: Graph Theory Module 4: Graph Theory
Assignment: Euler and Hamiltonian Circuits Module 4: Graph Theory
Assignment: Fractals Problem Set Module 5: Fractals
Assignment: Fractals Generated With Positive Exponents Module 5: Fractals
Assignment: Set Theory Problem Set Module 6: Set Theory and Logic
Assignment: Logic Writing Task Module 6: Set Theory and Logic
Assignment: Voting Theory Writing Task Module 7: Voting Theory
Assignment: Electoral College Trouble Module 7: Voting Theory
Assignment: Growth Models Problem Set Module 8: Growth Models
Assignment: Growth Models Writing Task Module 8: Growth Models
Assignment: Average Daily Balance Module 9: Finance
Assignment: Finance Problem Set Module 9: Finance
Assignment: Finance Writing Task Module 9: Finance
Assignment: Collecting Data Problem Set Module 10: Statistics: Collecting Data
Assignment: Describing Data Problem Set Module 11: Statistics: Describing Data
Assignment: Describing Data Writing Task Module 11: Statistics: Describing Data
Assignment: Probability Problem Set Module 12: Probability
Assignment: Probability Writing Task Module 12: Probability
The following discussion assignments can be imported into the discussion-board tool in your learning management system. They can also be modified or removed. You can preview them below:
Discussion Assignments and Alignment
Discussion Module
Discussion: Historical Counting Systems Module 1: Historical Counting Systems
Discussion: Problem Solving Application Module 2: General Problem Solving
Discussion: Application of Geometry Module 2: General Problem Solving
Discussion: Measurement Module 3: Measurement
Discussion: Graph Theory Module 4: Graph Theory
Discussion: Chaos Module 5: Fractals
Discussion: Set Theory Module 6: Set Theory and Logic
Discussion: Logic Module 6: Set Theory and Logic
Discussion: Voting Theory Module 7: Voting  Theory
Discussion: Growth Models Module 8: Growth Models
Discussion: Finance Module 9: Finance
Discussion: Collecting Data Module 10: Statistics: Collecting Data
Discussion: Describing Data Module 11: Statistics: Describing Data
Discussion: Probability Module 12: Probability
Discussion: Final Reflection

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