Date: Mon Oct 14 08:50:12 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Kacey
Answer(or question to Mentor): I know that the storm is 6.2 miles away. I know this because, if it takes 5 seconds for sound to travel a mile, and it took 32 seconds that 5 will go into 30, 6 times so it is six miles. The extra seconds mean that the sound is 6 miles and two tenths of a mile away.
P.S Hi Lindsay!!!
Date: Wed Oct 16 18:24:16 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Kacey
Answer(or question to Mentor): I just re-worked this problem. I realized that the answer isn’t 6.2 miles away. I found out that the storm is 6.4 or 6 2/5 miles away. I found out that I should use fifths instead of tenths to get the correct answer.
Date: Wed Oct 16 18:42:32 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Kacey
Answer(or question to Mentor): Challenge Questions
1.I know that sound travels 1,056 feet per second. I know this because if there are 5,280 feet in a mile, and sound travels 1 mile in 5 seconds that if I divide 5 seconds into 5,280 feet, I will get the answer, 1,056.
2.A.100 strikes X 60 seconds = 6000 strikes per minute
B. 6000 strikes per minute X 60 minutes = 360,000 strikes per hour
C. 360,000 strikes per hour X 24 hours = 8,640,000 strikes per day
D. 8,640,000 strikes per day X 7 days= 60,480,000 strikes per week
E. 60,480,000 strikes per week x 4 weeks= 241,920,000 strikes per month
F. 241,920,000 strikes per month x 12 months= 2,903,040,000 strikes per year
Date: Thu Oct 17 15:55:00 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Kacey
Mentor Reply: Hi Kacey, thanks for responding.
It was a nice surprise to see that you reworked the problem on your own and got the correct answer. Can you explain a little further how you corrected yourself and how you knew to use fifths instead of tenths?
Also, you got the challenge problem correct, keep up the good work.
Lindsay
(PS- DR BOWERS, AFTER CLASS I CAME TO SEND MY RESPONSE TO KACEY AND SHE HAD REDONE THE PROBLEM, IS MY RESPONSE OKAY TO HER ANSWER TO THE CHALLENGE PROBLEM?)
Date: Sat Oct 19 16:57:08 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Kacey
Instructor Comments:
Lindsay,
Yes, your response is perfect. Your questions are right on target. (One might guess that she talked with another student-- but let's see how she explains it.) I would send it just as is (although I haven't done the challenge problems, so I don't know if those answers are correct).
Dr. Bowers
Date: Tue Oct 22 08:43:15 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Kacey
Mentor Reply: Hi Kacey, thanks for responding.
It was a nice surprise to see that you reworked the problem on your own and got the correct answer. Can you explain a little further how you corrected yourself and how you knew to use fifths instead of tenths?
Also, you got the challenge problem correct, keep up the good work.
Lindsay
Date: Tue Oct 22 14:40:20 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Kacey
Answer(or question to Mentor): To explain how I reworked the problem, I thought that since it takes 5 seconds for the sound to travel a mile I should use the fifths of the mile instead of tenths.
Date: Thu Oct 24 15:26:42 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Kacey
Mentor Reply: Hi Kacey, okay - good job on the first problem and the challenge problem.
Looking forward to your next response, Lindsay
