Catalog course description

• A historical study of the growth of the various fields of mathematics.

Time Line :

Sylabus

• Plagiarism
  
•  Important historical names, dates, and events
• Mathematical Periods
• MTM: An overview of the history of mathematics
• Math Autobiography:
  
• Sketch#1
  
• Group Work Ancient Numerals:
  
• MTM:
  * An overview of Babylonian mathematics
  * An overview of Egyptian mathematics
• Paper 1
• EUCLID
  
• Writing exercises from OWL: Eliminating Wordiness#1
  
• Group-work(IN CLASS): Eliminating Wordiness
• Email Etiquette for Students
• APA Format
  
•  Number Theory (D: Chapter 3 (p 68-75 and 81-83))
• Comma Quick Rules
• Pythagora practice problems
• Paper 2

• CH 4
• Archimedes Cattle Problem
• D: Chapter 5
• An overview of Arabic mathematics
• B&G: Sketch 10
• Italian Renaissance:D: Chapter 6
• B&G: Sketch 11
• Isaac Newton D: Chapter 7
• Newton, Leibniz, and the Bernoullis Ch 8
• Claculus Overview
• Peer Review
• Present a mathematician
• Paper 3 guidelines
• Euler and his legacy:D: Chapter 9 (p 207-222) and Chapter 10 (p223-235)
• Cantor D: Chapter 11 (p 245-266)
  B&G: Sketch 25 (p 237-242)        D: Chapter 12 (p 267-283)
• Presentations
  
• Peer review due

Assignmets:

• 1) Complete the "Recognizing Plagiarism" test for Indiana University's plagiarism module and bring me the signed, completed certificate. You will not receive credit for any paper-related assignments (drafts or final versions) until I receive the certificate.due Jan 28
  
• 2) Math Autobiography (Guidelines) due Jan 28 Alternative date (Friday Jan 30)

• 3)Group Work: Ancient Numerals (done in class)
• Paper 1
• Draft Paper 1: due Feb 9
  
• 4)Writing Exercises from OWL: Eliminating Wordiness
• 5)In Class Group Work:

  Teaching Detailed Writing and Procedural Transitions-Mouse Trap
  

• 6)In Class Group Work:           APA-An Interview
  
• 7 )In Class Group Work:Number theory problems

• Paper 1 (to be submited both formats: hard copy and .Pdf)
• 8)In Class Group Work:PI B&G: Sketch 7 (p 107-110)

• Paper 2
• Proposal paper 2
• Draft and cover letter paper 2
  
• Rewrite paragraph
• Organization and Focus
  (use Structure of a general expository essay)
  

• 9)In Class Group Work: comma
• Paper 2 due

• 10) Sketch 8 (p 113-118) 
• (Reconstruct a paper: revision paper 2 in process)
  
• 12) "Show and Tell" about mathematics during class Monday March 30

• Paper 3 guidelines
• Peer review due
  
• Proposal Paper 3
  
• Draft Paper 3
  
• Paper 3 due at Final exam time (FINAL PAPER DUE: TBA)
• Extra help:
  

• Uconn Writing Center: All UConn students are invited to visit the University Writing Center for individualized tutorials. The Writing Center staff includes talented and welcoming graduate and undergraduate students from across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. They work with writers at any stage of the writing process, from exploring ideas to polishing final drafts. Their first priority is guiding each student's revisions, so they frequently provide a sounding board for a writer's ideas, arguments, analytical moves, and uses of evidence. They can also work with you on sentence-level concerns, but please note that they will not proofread for you; instead, they will help you become a better editor of your own work. You should come with a copy of the assignment you are working on, a current draft (or notes if you are not yet at the draft stage), and ideas about what you want out of a session. Tutorials run 45 minutes and are free. You can drop in or make an appointment.
• Academic Integrity                        In this course we aim to conduct ourselves as a community of scholars, recognizing that academic study is both an intellectual and ethical enterprise. You are encouraged to build on the ideas and texts of others; that is a vital part of academic life. You are also obligated to document every occasion when you use another’s ideas, language, or syntax. You are encouraged to study together, discuss readings outside of class, share your drafts during peer review and outside of class, and go to the Writing Center with your drafts. In this course, those activities are well within the bounds of academic honesty. However, when you use another’s ideas or language—whether through direct quotation, summary, or paraphrase—you must formally acknowledge that debt by signaling it with a standard form of academic citation. Even one occasion of academic dishonesty, large or small, on any assignment, large or small, will result in failure for the entire course and referral to Student Judicial Affairs. For University policies on academic honesty, please see UConn’s Responsibilities of Community Life: The Student Code and the Office of Community Standards: http://www.community.uconn.edu
• Students With Disabilities    
  Students who think that they may need accommodations because of a disability are encouraged to meet with me privately early in the semester. Students should also contact the Center for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible to verify their eligibility for reasonable accommodations.  For more information, please go to http://www.csd.uconn.edu/.
  
• Counseling and Mental Health Services http://www.cmhs.uconn.edu/
• Career Services http://www.career.uconn.edu/
• Alcohol and Other Drug Services http://www.aod.uconn.edu/
• Dean of Students Office 486-3426

• About Writing:
  

• APA citation style from Cornell
• general APA style http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPA.html from the University of Wisconsin (note that the only APA formatting you must apply is the citation style; you don't need to worry about formatting headings as APA requires, for instance)
• Evaluationg sourses:
  
• the CSRS checklist from Univ. of Cape Town http://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/infolit/cars.htm