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Math 210G.M03Mathematics Appreciation
Dr. Joe Lakey
website: http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~jlakey/home.html
Canvas: 2015 Fall - MATH-210G-M02-MATH APPRECIATION
phone: 575-646-3901office: Science Hall 236
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is. —John von Neumann
All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.-Thelonious Monk
Class details
• 2015 Fall - MATH-210G-M02-MATH APPRECIATION
• TR 1:10 pm – 2:25 pm
• Science Hall 102
• Office Hours: TR 2:30-3:30 or by appt
• Please message via Canvas only.
• I will not keep records of emails sent outside canvas. In case of emergency you may contact me through email or the Math Office, 646-3901.
Materials
• The Internet
• iclicker2 or reef polling registered for this course
• Homework: Reading articles from Wikipedia and other sources, assigned daily or weekly.
• Practice problems in lecture notes will form the basis for problems on the midterm and final exams.
• Reading assignments are the basis for clicker quizzes.
• Second assignment due Tuesday: Navigate to My web page , click on “Course Outline” and read This article and this one.
• Profile survey
Course Grade Components **
Attendance/Participation
15 15
Quizzes and Group work
35 35
Midterm Exam 15 25
Final Exam 20 0
Semester Project 15 25
Total 100 100
Important dates
Midterm Exam Thursday, October 15
Last W day Monday, October 19
Proposal due Thursday, October 29
Projects due Thursday, November 19
Final Exam
**
December 8, 1-3 pm
Written or Performed Project• Position paper…or…artwork…or…performance• Math has to be a central component• Example: position paper: using math (e.g., operations research) to
feed the world, or girls are better at math or why math hurts• Example: book report, e.g. Math Girls by Hiroshi Yuki (here is an
actual Review of the book)• Example: art: Moebius bands, Escher sketches, Klein bottles:
construction plus explanation• Example: performance: symmetry of juggling (plus explanation)• Example: short film, e.g., Donald Duck in Math Magic Land or “Girl
meets dumb jock, girl solves math problem for dumb jock, girl gets dumb jock.” G or PG please.
• Work in teams or individually• Work in groups strongly encouraged but…• Expectations increase with group size.• 15 or 25% of the Total Grade
Timeline for written/performed project
October 29 Detailed proposal due
November 12 Class time for coordination
November 19 Papers/Projects due
December 1,3 Group presentations**
** Optional group presentations will have the opportunity for up to 5 points credit based on class polling.
ADA and Non-DiscriminationSection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) covers issues relating to disability and accommodations. If a student has questions or needs an accommodation in the classroom (all medical information is treated confidentially), contact:
Trudy Luken, Director
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) - Corbett Center, Rm. 208
Phone: (575) 646-6840 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://sas.nmsu.edu/
NMSU policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, retaliation, serious medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, spousal affiliation and protected veterans status.
Furthermore, Title IX prohibits sex discrimination to include sexual misconduct: sexual violence (sexual assault, rape), sexual harassment and retaliation.
For more information on discrimination issues, Title IX, Campus SaVE Act, NMSU Policy Chapter 3.25, NMSU's complaint process, or to file a complaint contact:
Gerard Nevarez, Title IX Coordinator
Agustin Diaz, Title IX Deputy Coordinator
Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) - O'Loughlin House, 1130 University Avenue
Phone: (575) 646-3635 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.nmsu.edu/~eeo/
Plagiarism
• Don’t do it
• http://lib.nmsu.edu/plagiarism/
• Consequences: cheating on a test or project will result in zero credit for that assignment and likely failure in the class.
• Unauthorized use of a CLICKER is also cheating
Have a good semester