Project

Introductory Material

• Overview
• Project Ideas

Places to Look for Original Sources/Ideas

• The Mathematical Association of America’s Mathematical Treasures Site
• A Source Book in Mathematics, 1200-1800 This is available on jstor.
• National Museum of Mathematics

Project Timeline

• (Wed March 26) Initial Project Proposal must include
  • mathematical topic
  • mathematician(s)
  • sources
  • original/historical sources
  • sketch of the story
  • no repeated topics
• (Wed April 2) Finalized Project Proposal
  • Complete any required modifications to your proposal.
• (Wed April 9) Project First Draft
  • Submit a deck of slides.
  • Submit a rough draft that includes an introduction, a significant discussion of mathematics, and bibliography.
  • Must be typed.
• (Mon April 21) Project Penultimate Draft
  • a complete deck of slides
  • a complete written paper
• (Wed April 23 - Fri April 25) Presentations
  • presentation to the class
• (Fri May 2) Final Draft of Paper
  • final paper
  • Note: Our final is on this day from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm.

Project Grading Rubric

Component	Percent of Score	Standards
on-time submission	10	If you are late, you lose points.
complete negotiated proposal	10	All or nothing.
first draft	5	All or nothing.
penultimate draft	10	0-5-10 scale.
historical sources	10	All or nothing.
presentation	15	0-5-10-15 scale
final paper	40	quality of writing, clarity of mathematics