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: sas@nmsu.edu

Website: http://sas.nmsu.edu/

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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: equity@nmsu.edu

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