From Plato to Playdoh
Fall, 2019
Reading and Short Assignments
Due Date |
Reading Assignment |
Assignment for class |
| Friday Week 0 | Math Autobiography | |
| Monday Week 1 | Devlin - Chapter 0, Chapter 1, through p32 | |
| Wednesday Week 1 | Devlin - finish Chapter 1, inc appendices | progress on Millennium Problems |
| Friday Week 1 | Most interesting thing in Ch 1 Numbers essay due |
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| Monday Week 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7L_r6zw4-c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvmuCPvRoWQ |
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| Wednesday Week 2 | Make sure our chart is correct Look for patterns in the chart |
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| Friday Week 2 | Math Language Essay Find a definition of isomorphism Try to describe an isomorphism H |
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| Monday Week 3 | First Video Second Video Third Video Fourth Video |
Math Language Rewrite (optional) |
| Wednesday Week 3 | Coding Theory Handouts | |
| Friday Week 3 | Algebra paper Questions for Research Class Discussion |
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| Monday Week 4 | Cheng, Chapters 1-3 | bring something to discuss from the reading after class: library questionnaire |
| Wednesday Week 4 | MEET IN Library 307 Bring your laptop |
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| Friday Week 4 | Cheng, Chapters 4-6 | bring something to discuss from the reading |
| Monday Week 5 | Cheng, Chapters 7-9 | bring something to discuss from the reading Algebra Essay rewrite due |
| Wednesday Week 5 | Math Literacy outline/paragraph due | |
| Friday Week 5 | No Class! | |
| Monday Week 6 | Cheng, Chapters 10-14 | bring something to discuss from the reading | Wednesday Week 6 | CLASS STARTS at 11:15!! Math Literacy paper DUE Presentations! |
| Monday Week 7 | Cheng, Chapters 15-17 | bring something to discuss from the reading |
| Wednesday Week 7 | Bruner handout | |
| Friday Week 7 | Euler's Polyhedral Formula | Cheng Review due Bring homotopy alphabet to class! |
| Monday Week 8 | read two of the three:
Topology and Data Topology and Chemistry The Four Color Problem |
be ready to discuss (i.e. bring questions!) the articles in small groups |
| Friday Week 8 | Find/read one other source on your topic | Come prepared to explain your topic to the other half of the class |
| Monday Week 9 | Devlin p157- 177 | Topology in Action paper really due! Bring something to discuss from the reading |
| Wednesday Week 9 | Devlin p177- 187 Dana Mackenzie's Science magazine article about the PC |
Bring something to discuss from the reading |
| Friday Week 9 | Seeing in 4 D |
Upcoming Due Dates
Due Date |
Assignment |
| Friday, Week 1 | Numbers vs Letters Essay |
| Friday, Week 2 | Math as Language Essay |
| Friday, Week 3 | Algebra Essay Mathematics Literacy Paper (1) |
| Monday, Week 4 | Mathematics Literacy Paper (2) |
| Monday, Week 5 | rewrites of Algebra Essay due |
| Wednesday, Week 5 | Mathematics Literacy Paper (3) |
| Wednesday, Week 6 | Mathematics Literacy Paper (4) |
| Friday, Week 7 | Cheng Book Review |
| Friday, Week 8 | Topology in Action Paper | Friday, Week 10 | Math History paper |