08 Apr Research how mathematics, broadly construed, is used in your major
1. Research how mathematics, broadly construed, is used in your major. Think of the various topics we’ve covered or will cover, such as problem solving, logic, algebra, statistics, etc. and find out how people in your major actually use them. After all, mathematics is everywhere.
2. Be sure to tell me what you think your major is.
3. Write a short (4-6 pages, double-spaced) paper on your findings. Be sure to properly
document and credit your sources. Spelling and grammar do count! Use a typewriter or
computer to prepare your paper.
4. Give a short (no more than 5 minutes) oral presentation on your findings in class. Time will
be set aside in the last week for these presentations. Visual aids may be used. If you wish to
use a computer, let me know ahead of time and I can have the necessary hardware available.
5. If someone else has the same major as you, ignore their presentation when giving yours. You
are being graded on how you present the information, not on having new or different things
to say.
6. After giving your presentation, turn in your paper. The paper will count 60% of the project
points, the oral presentation 40%.
7. You must do this on your own. People who have the same major may not work together.
8. To get any points on this project, you must do both the paper and the oral presentation.
9. Hints: Have someone else look over your paper, both to find mistakes and to make sure it
reads properly. Practice your presentation beforehand.
