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III. Class 3

A.  Sets of Numbers

Participants should discuss topics involving Sets of Numbers:

• Identifying sets of numbers to which a particular number belongs
• Illustrating the relationships among number sets using a Venn Diagram
• Using multiple representations of numbers
• Representing each set of numbers graphically
• Exploring even and odd numbers and their sums and products

Participants should choose and explore some of the following Investigations and external links focused on sets of numbers:   

• Rational Numbers: Decimals, Fractions …

• What is .999…?

• Splitting Fractions into Two

• Surrounding Numbers

• Irrational Numbers

• Rational or Irrational

• An Irrational Ratio

• Complex Numbers

• Dave's short course on Complex Numbers (External Link)

• An introduction to complex numbers (External Link)

• John and Betty's journey into complex numbers (External Link)

• Multimedia activities for complex numbers (External Link)

• Natural Number, Whole Numbers

• What Values of …?

• Integers

• Consecutive Sum

• Even Factors

B.  Participants continue their web page write-ups to include in their online portfolios

 

C.  Continued technological teaching and support

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Additional Resources for Week 3

• Dictionary Entries related to Subsets of Numbers
  • Complex Number
  • Even Number
  • Integer
  • Irrational Number
  • Natural Number
  • Negative Number
  • Number Sets
  • Odd Number
  • Rational Number
  • Real Number
• External Resources
  • listed above

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