| Attendance |
Students will be allowed 2 absences only. Each
absence over 2 will lower a student's final grade by 2 percentage points. To have an
absence excused a student must receive permission from me either before the absence, or in
case of emergency, before the next class. It is then the student's responsibility
to ask for extra work to make up for the missed class. Excused absences will count for 1/2
absence |
| Journals (5 points
each week) |
Students are required to keep a journal. The purpose of this
journal is to record your thoughts and feelings about the course and the material you are learning and to maintain
communication between the instructor and the class. The journal entry should focus on the reading and class
discussions of the previous week, giving your personal reactions to the material. In addition, you can use your
journal to make any comments to me you wish about the course or anything else. Journals must be handed in each week. Each week's entry must be of at least one page in length. Journals will be accepted late
one class period only and will then be worth 3 points.
In your first journal entry, tell me a bit about yourself, such as, why you are taking this course, what
expectations you have of this course, what are your interests in this course, etc. |
| Online Discussion Forum (5 extra credit points
each week) |
Each student will be able to earn up to 5 extra credit points each
week for taking part in an online discussion forum available though the course website.
The purpose of this discussion forum is for you to further express your thoughts, ask
questions and continue discussions with other students on topics relevant to the course
materials. Your discussion posts should focus on course materials and should reflect an
interaction with other postings. To that end, you are expected to read the majority of the
postings on the discussion list. You may choose to reply to any posting.
Postings totaling 15 lines are required by Friday midnight of each week in order to earn 5 extra credit point
|
| Reading Quizzes (5 points
each) |
Each class will begin with a short reading
comprehension quiz covering all the readings assigned for that day. Notes may be used for
these quizzes. Discussions of the readings will be based on the quizzes. |
| Group Activities (20 points
each) |
Students will be placed in groups of 3-5 people four
times throughout the semester. These groups will be given problems that require the
development of a mathematical solution. Each group will then derive a solution and write a
summary describing their solution and the process they went through to derive the
solution. Each student will also write an individual 2-3 page reaction paper to the group
problem solving process. More information on the required paper can be found under the
Assignments page. |
Math Auto-
biography (20 points) |
Write a 2-3 page paper describing your experiences
with mathematics throughout your life. Begin with your earliest memories of mathematics
and continue up to the present. Think about your experiences both in and out of a formal
classroom setting. Do not just describe what courses you have taken but also how you felt
about and experienced mathematics. |
| Biography Presentation (20 points) |
Choose a mathematician (or cultural group of
mathematicians) who are not white male. Research their lives. Prepare a one-page
summary of your paper to use in a 3-5 minute presentation. Your summary must contain a
bibliography of all sources you use. |
Ethno-
mathematics Article Critiques (20 points each) |
During the semester you must research and read six
articles that give examples of ethnomathematics. You will then write a 2-3 page summary
and critique of each article you read. More information on the required paper can be found under the
Assignments page. Due dates for the six article critiques are given in the Course Scedule. |
Ethno-
mathematics Project (20 points) |
This project will require you to make or do and
explain some form of ethnomathematics for presentation in class. This must be an example
of mathematics in a non-academic setting. For example you may wish to look to your own
daily life and present the ethnomathematics within some aspect of your own culture. Or you
may wish to recreate or adapt one of the ethnomathematics concepts developed within this
class. Your example of ethnomathematics will be presented in class. You will be required
to write a 2-3 page paper describing your project. More information on the required paper can be found under the
Assignments page. |
| Midterm Exam (40 points) |
Take home midterm. More information on this assignment
can be found under the
Assignments page. |
| Final Exam (80 points) |
Take-home final exam. Due at final exam period. More
information on this assignment can be found under the
Assignments page. |
| Note |
All papers, including the midterm and final exams,
must be typed double-spaced and will be graded for proper written English and spelling. All citations
and references must be given in APA style. See the
Bibliography for examples. Make sure to check the style requirements for each assignment. Most
papers will require the use of prescribed headings within the body of the paper.
With the exception of the final exam, you may earn a
rebate of up to 50% of the points taken off on any such assignment. To do this you must
rewrite the entire assignment and resubmit it along with the original graded assignment.
This must be turned in within one week of the date that the original assignment was
returned to you. The rewritten assignment will then be graded. One-half of the difference
between the scores on the rewritten work and your original work will be
added to your score for that assignment. |
| Letter Grades |
Grades will be determined according to the
following scale:
| Grade |
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
C- |
D+ |
D |
| Percent |
90 |
87 |
83 |
80 |
77 |
73 |
70 |
67 |
63 |
60 |
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