Week 11:
Due Monday, March 24 : Read section 11.4 and do the practice problems.
Due Wednesday, March 26 : Read section 11.5 and do the practice problems. QUIZ on chapter 10 and section 11.1.
Wikipedia entry on Eratosthenes's method for determining the circumference of the earth.
Due Friday, March 28 : Read section 11.6 and do the practice problems. Hand in (please type your answers, except for pictures, equations, etc.): Problem 6 on page 584, problem 6 on page 594, and problem 3 (both parts) of Class Activity 11I on page 382 of the Activity Manual.
Thanks to Jennifer for sending these links!: approximating pi history of pi (from history of math archive)
Week 12:
Due Monday, March 31 : MATH 7030 Extra Assignment 2 due. Do but don't hand in the following surface area problems: problem 9 on page 572, problems 14, 15 on page 596.
Due Wednesday, April 2 : Hand in (please type your answers, except for pictures, equations, etc.): Problem 6 on page 608, and problems 5 a, b and 8 a, b on pages 616, 617.
Due Friday, April 4 : Read section 11.7 and do the practice problems.