Math 210G Mathematics Appreciation Dr. Joe Lakey website: phone: office: Science Hall 230

Class details MATH APPRECIATION MATH 210G - M07MATH APPRECIATION MATH 210G - M07 Tu Th 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm Science Hall 102

Materials The Pleasures of Counting by T.W. Korner Clicker

Homework: Chapters of “Pleasures of Counting” will be assigned weekly. Homework and lecture are the bases for the weekly multiple choice quizzes. First assignment: read Chapter 1 for next Tuesday.

Written Component Presentation of math topic Work in Teams Bonus for Survival of the Most Interesting 40% of the Total Grade

August 21- September 2: Decide Groups Sept 9: Hand in Teams September 16: Hand In Topic September 18: In Class Time to gather resources September 25: HW time to work on Project September 30 : In Class Time to work on Proposal October 2: Proposal Due- ½ of Surviving Proposals Get 2% Bonus Announcement on October 9 October 10-15: Merged Groups Decide How to Use New Resources October 18: HW time to work on Project October 23: In Class Time to Plan Multimedia November 1-11: HW time to work on Project November 18 Presentations and Critiques November 20 Presentations and Critiques December 2 - Presentations and Critiques December 4- Announcement of top projects/course summary

STRONG NOTE: for any of the above deadlines your team misses, each of you will be penalized ½ of a full letter grade for the course. Rushed materials counts as missing the deadline. COURSE EVALUATION: Attendance20% Participation20% Quizzes20% Project /Presentation40% Total100%