Multidisciplinary Unit: Mathematicians
Student Handout
This project consists of four
parts:
The summary is to be no more
than one or two pages in length and needs to contain the information found on
the attached outline.
One of the problems you may
discover in regards to writing about a mathematician is that the terminology
and concepts are often highly technical, and not easily accessible to
nonspecialists. Try to describe your mathematician’s
contributions as well as you can, but don’t pretend to understand material that
you do not understand (just so you know, you more than likely will find material that you
don’t understand). Be sure to list the
resources after your summary. If any of
your products are plagiarized, you will receive a zero on that part of the
unit.
The PowerPoint presentation
will be due by a date predetermined by the class. The presentations to the class will begin
shortly thereafter. Everybody should be
ready to give his/her presentation at that time.
The creative project is a
chance for you to show off. I suggest
that you choose something that you are good at and create something to
represent your mathematician. For
example, if you enjoy painting, paint a picture that reflects the mathematician
you are researching. These projects will
be displayed and anything inappropriate will receive a zero. This part of the project has no boundary, the
sky is the limit. With in one week, you
need to have an idea of what you are going to do for your project. Then final project needs to be completed by
an agreed upon time.
To find some sites to help you
get started, go to my websites listed on the Algebra page.
Each part of the unit is
worth 50 points and will be graded using the attached rubrics. Points can be lost. How can you lose points? There are several ways:
Attendance
Attitude
Participation in labs and group time
Attention and respect during others presentations
Where do the lost points come
from?
Points lost will be subtracted from whatever part of the
unit is currently being worked on.