Park City Mathematics Institute
Secondary School Teachers Program
Class Notes - Summer 2006

Morning Shorts 8:20-8:30 morning presentations

Math Content Class - Bowen Kerins and Ben Sinwell (PROMYS)

The class Developing Mathematics is being led by Bowen Kerins and Ben Sinwell of the PROMYS program. The focus of the class this year is "Some Applications of Geometric Thinking."

Class Notes
Day 1 - 11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 PDF files

Mimio Notes
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 PDF files
Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8
Day 11 PDF files

Other Notes
Bowen's Proof jpeg file
Cincinnati's Proof (view on web) or  download PowerPoint
Sketch.tool.Day9.gsp (Sketchpad)
Sketch.tool.Day10.gsp (Sketchpad)

Reflection on Practice Class - Akihiko Takahashi

Dr. Akihiko Takahashi, from DePaul University in Chicago, is leading our eleven o'clock hour Reflections on Practice sessions this summer. His focus is "Building Math in the Classroom."

Class Notes
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9
Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14

Mimio Notes
Day 3 | Day 5 PDF files
Day 6 | Day 10 | Day 11 PDF files

Other Notes
page: geometry textbook (jpeg)
AreaTrapezoid.gsp (Sketchpad)
origami.gsp (Sketchpad)

Presentation Slides (view PowerPoint)
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
Day 6 | Day 9 | Day 10
Day 12 | Day 14

Hand-outs (Microsoft Word)
Day 3 (parallelogram; 32k) | Day 4 (trapezoid; 32k)

Afternoon and Evening Activities
Pizza and Problem Solving, Week 1
Model Madness, Week 1
Presentations by Dave Auckly
The Math Forum by Suzanne Alejandre
Problem Solving in the Classroom by Suzanne Alejandre
The Sands of Time by Troy Jones