Introduction to Algebra

Features of the Course

Logistics 1 hour/day, 4 days/week, 2 semesters fewer pages of notes -- 2-4/day fewer examples Internet connection and graphics always available and used if needed. RERUNS of previous day or days are possible because prof's lecture notes are projectable. No textbook. "Extensive" notes/resource material exists on the net. No textbook. Prof & students write the homework assignment or the prof has preprepared sheet or internet assignement. Pedagogy Talking, among students, between problems --- DTWYP, Discuss This With Your Partner First exposure is almost always informally in the Mother Tongue Word problems are read to students first, rather than reading the printed version first Distance problems introduced with fingers drawing paths in the air. Early brief intro to important ideas, then, return to topic at hand. Creation component occurs early and often.

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