Week 1:

Monday, Jan 7 : first day of class

Due Wednesday, Jan 9 : Read the course website, including all the course policies. Read sections 14.1 and 14.2 and do the practice problems (check your answers in the answer sections).

Notice that 3rd and 4th graders actually did a real capture/recapture experiment: http://ascc.artsci.washington.edu/news/summer98/fishy.html

Week 2:

Due Monday, January 14: MATH 7003 students only: Extra assignment 1 is now posted. It is due on January 30. This is just a short assignment so expect another "extra assignment" before the field experience.

Due Wednesday, January 16: Read sections14.3 and do (but don't hand in) the practice problems in that section. Also check your answers to the practice problems in the answer section. Hand in (please type, except you may fill in pictures, equations, etc. by hand): Page 651 problems 2, 6 With this modification for problem 6: Of the 30 marbles Carter picked, 5 were blue. Show 3 different ways that students could reason to solve this problem including at least 2 that students who haven't studied percentages or setting up proportions might be able to understand (draw on class work). Also hand in problem 7 a, b, c on pages 663, 664.