Autumn 2020
Math 300: Foundations of Mathematics   Sections 902 and 905.

MATH 300 Term Paper
Fall 2020

For Paper: University Writing Center
Submit paper to turnitin.com, using Class ID: 25616912 and Enrollment key 314159265.
Sample Rubric. This is to help you think about the different aspects of your paper.
This is to be an expository paper, on a topic involving mathematics or mathematics education, written for a reader with a similar mathematical background as your fellow students. I have a list at the end of this page of some suggestions; feel free to come up with your own, and also feel free to talk to me about that. The paper need not contain proofs, but should have significant mathematical content, but for some topics, you will need to give some proofs, or a sketch, and for some you will need graphics to illustrate the main ideas. Any mathematics should be explained clearly enough that your classmates would understand it. You must use and cite two or more sources (e.g. books, journals, or newspaper articles), not including Wikipedia, but you should look at on-line sources as well. Numberphile may be a source for inspiration.
You should typeset your paper in LaTeX. This will create page numbers, and you should have your name on each page (we need to figure out how to do that, maybe google "running Heads"). The length guidelines are to prevent students from writing too little, and therefore not giving themselves enough space to develop their topics. Due dates and further details are below.
Wednesday 16 September Submit through Gradescope. This should be one or two sentences describing the chosen topic.
Friday 9 October     Outline of paper due in Gradescope. It should contain most or all of the ideas that will appear in the final paper.
Include references. Any reasonable style is OK. Latex automatically creates a bibliography, if you set it up properly (look up BiBTeX).
Monday 26 October Nearly complete draft of paper due in Gradescope.
This should be in 12 point \documentclass[12pt]{article} and include the line \renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.5}
Tuesday 10 November Peer Review. This will be done sychronously, but remotely.
Monday 30 November Final paper due on 30 November. This must be a minimum of 3000 words, typeset in Latex with 12 point type. The length requirement is to help you have enough space to properly tell the story you intend.
The grade will be based on mechanics, presentation, and content.
Submit paper to turnitin.com, using Class ID: 25616912 and Enrollment key 314159265.

Here are some topics to get you thinking

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