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Agenda
Itinerary
Airline tickets
Collect visa application (with a passport type of photo) and passport
Departure
Luggage
Course requirements (SA 4490)
Vaccinations and medications
Announcement: Calligraphy Workshop
Itinerary• Depart ATL: 8:40AM, MAY 9, Delta 1555• Beijing: May 10-13 (3 nights and 3 days)
Take a night train to Yangzhou• Yangzhou: May 14-20 (6 nights and 7 days)
Bus from Yangzhou to Shanghai (3-4 hrs)• Shanghai: May 21-25 (5 nights and 4.5 days)• Depart Pudong Airport (PVG): 10:00AM,
25MAY, Delta 18• Arriving at ATL, 3:50PM, May 25, Atlanta
Airline tickets
You have received the e-ticket in your mail box.
Bring a copy of this ticket with you to the airport. The same ticket will be used when we come back on May 25.
Passport and Visa Application
You can easily handle the section 1 (information about yourself).
Section 2:
Choose "Tourism" in section 2.1.
Choose "Multiple-entry valid for 12 months" in section 2.2 if you have American passport.
Otherwise, please choose “Single entry valid for 3 months”.
Write down "2010-05-08” in section 2.3.
Write down "30 days" in section 2.4.
Write down "Beijing, Yangzhou, and Shanghai" in section 2.5.
Leave section 2.6 blank.
You can handle section 3 and 4.1-4.6.
Leave 4.7-4.10 blank.
Finally, attach a passport type of color photo and sign the form.
Issues related to Visa
Send your visa application and passport to Jun Ji by March 31 (Free)
If I do not have them by April March 31, you need to send them directly to Imperial Pacific Travel. Pay extra fees to the agency:
by April 8 --- $25
by April 15 --- $75 (for overnight service)
Departure at 8:40am on May 9
• Meet at the airport• Arrive at the airport at 6:10AM on May 9• Check in your luggage• Wait for other members in the hall• Please bring your passport, airline ticket,
and money
Please be on time!!!
If you are late, we will not wait for you.
We will go inside around 6:20am.
Please call me
Carry-on bag
Not exceed 45 inches (length+width+height), or 115 cm.
Fit easily in our SizeCheck® unit (approximately 22"x14"x9", or 56x36x23 cm).
Fit in an overhead bin or underneath the seat in front of you.
If your carry-on bag doesn't meet these size restrictions it must be checked, and all checked baggage rules will apply.
Checked BaggageYou can check two bags that meet the size and weight limitations at no extra charge.
-- Weigh 50 pounds (23 kg) or less.
-- Not exceed 62 inches (157 cm)
when you total length+width+height.
Remark: The cabin of the train is small.
No room for two baggage.
The course - SA 4490
Three credit hours
Equivalent to MATH 4490
It may be used to replace a course in your degree program.
Course requirements Basic requirements for a grade of C
Reading: a few online articles
Participate in group photos (with 90% of us in the photo) --- at least five group photos
15-minute presentation about Georgia Standard on Math Education in Yangzhou U
Following the KSU Study Abroad Code of Conduct
Write a two-page paper about China including two
photos (A requirement by KSU Confucius Institute for $400)
Due date: June 7, 2010
Online articlesBasic Education in China
The Eradication of Illiteracy in China since the 1990s
The 9th Five-Year for Educational Development and the Development Outline by 2010
Report of Education Statistics in 2002
Education Laws in China
Online articles
Statistics Education for Junior High Schools in China at http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/rt04/5.2_Li.pdfAncient Chinese Science - History for Kids!
Chinese Math Overview
History of Mathematics: China
Confucianism
The Cultural Revolution
Georgia Standard
Georgia Standards on Math Education
Grade 6 – Grade 12
Form 7 teams
2-3 students work on one grade in a team
At least one math or math education major in a group
Course requirementsfor a grade of B or A
In more group photos (say 3 in Beijing, 3 in Yangzhou, and 3 in Shanghai)
Participate in most group activities
Not keep any one not in the delegation in your room after 11:30pm
Project: a comparative study of ….. (5-10 pages). Due date: June 21, 2010
Comments on the projects
You choose a topic
A general subject: statistics education, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, computer education, biology, etc.
A specific topic in mathematics: solving quadratic equations, solving trigonometric equations, the introduction of logarithm, etc.
Vaccinations and medications
Please visit the website of CDC:
Health Information for China | CDC Travelers' Health
FREE Chinese Calligraphy Workshop
• Who: Dr. Wang Yuechuan
Renowned Calligrapher Director of Calligraphy Institute
Peking University• Where: KSU CENTER, ROOM 300
Kennesaw State University• When: 9:30am to 11:30am, April 12, 2010• Limited Seating! Please RSVP to
[email protected], or call 678-797-2571