Problem Set

This course on systems engineering and machine architecture weaves a variety of activities including problem sets and coding exercises, to create a more applicable experience for the students. Goal : The goal of the in-class activities is to form a bridge...

This in-class activity is designed to challenge students to work through problem sets during the entire class period. Using a topic in class, the instructor formulates an activity sheet based on the topic. Activity: Applied Math Activity Goal/s: To enable...

Students learn how to solve practice problems in physics through videos created by the instructor using cheap and simple screencast technology. Goals: To help students progress from understanding physics concepts and formulas to knowing how to apply them...

Alexander Isakov, a graduate student in physics, has his students explain in class how to do crucial steps of math problems for Math 21a. In order to do the activity, students need only to have looked at the homework and know the lecture material. During...

This course teaches students the skill and process of solving problems in discrete mathematics through active participation in every class. Rather than meeting for lectures, the class is a series of problem-solving sessions. Before class, students...

Students work in groups to answer problem set questions in section and then discuss the answers with the class. At the beginning of class, students receive section handouts prepared by the head TF. Then, they work in small groups of 2 to 4 students to...

In the 2008 offering of Math 154, Professor Paul Bamberg had small weekly sections where students prepared problems from the textbook in advance, which they presented for each other. The textbook used in the class contained 1000 problems with somewhat...

In this homework assignment, students take as a starting point President Obama's speech at the University of Michigan about the cost of tuition and student debt and, using concepts from the readings and data online, get into depth about the nature of...