Mathematicians Research Project Objective: The purpose of this assignment is to acquaint students with the history of a famous mathematician and discover his/her contributions to modern
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Objective: The purpose of this assignment is to acquaint students with the history of a famous
mathematician and discover his/her contributions to modern mathematics It is important to focus on the networks of communications that were developed between many of these people The student should examine the background and living conditions of the mathematician The student should examine what drove these scholars and other interests they may have had The student should also explore the most interesting aspects of the person researched The student should make note of the time period in which the mathematician made their contributions, and what else was happening from
a historical vantage point The student should highlight the main contributions to mathematics the mathematician made, then focus on one to research further and get the best understanding of This contribution to mathematics will be the main focus of the student’s slides along with an overview of the mathematician’s background
DIRECTIONS:
1 Each person must complete his/her own research and complete the “Let Me Introduce You” form All quotes and information must be cited accurately and correctly
2 Create a slide show to present your research, which must include the information from the Mathematician Biography outline worksheet Your main feature of the slide show is your mathematician’s greatest contribution to modern mathematics
3 Write a 3 page double-spaced paper (in addition to the title page and works cited page) in 12 point Times New Roman font, with one inch margins, on a famous mathematician
The report must include the following information:
Dates of birth and death of the mathematician
Places of birth and death
Living conditions as a child/family life
Educational background
Additional biographical information where applicable o Most
significant contribution(s) to the field of mathematics
Relevance of contribution(s) to mathematics today
Works Cited in MLA format: MLA Guide
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Famous Mathematicians (Bio.com: A+E Network)
Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (Trinity College School of Mathematics)
Famous Mathematicians
Famous Mathematicians (University of Cambridge)
Biographies of Women Mathematicians (Agnes Scott College)
The Faces of Sciences: African Americans in the Sciences (University of California Irvine)- Select "Mathematicians"
MacTutor History - Mathematician Biographies Index (School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Famous People- Mathematicians
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Childhood
1 Where and when your mathematician was born
2 Information about your mathematician as a child and about her/his family
3 Her/his early education (Before college)
4 How her/his childhood may have affected her/his math career
Education
1 Where did your mathematician get her/his education as a young adult and in adulthood
2 What was her/his education like
3 How did her/his education affect her/his math career
Adult Life
1 How did your mathematician’s adult life include math
2 What were some of her/his accomplishments in math
3 Was your mathematician famous for anything outside of the world of math
How The World Has Been Affected
1 Accomplishments that make your mathematician famous
2 How did your mathematician’s accomplishments affect other mathematicians
3 Did she/he have any famous inventions or math formulas
4 How did her/his work in math affect us today
5 Famous quotes by your mathematician
6 Anything else you find relevant, interesting, or important about your mathematician
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Not Satisfactory
1 point
Needs Improvement
2 points
Satisfactory
3 points
Exemplary
4 points
Guidelines Paper meets few of
the guidelines as well as not being turned in on time
Paper meets some of the guidelines as well as being turned in on time
Paper meets most of the guidelines as well as being turned in on time
Paper is 3 pages and meets the guidelines as well as being turned in
on time
Biographical
Information
Information not accurate, or paper only includes 0-3
biographical facts
Information provided is somewhat accurate, or paper only includes 4-6 biographical facts
Information provided is mostly accurate, or paper only includes 7-9 biographical facts
Information provided is both detailed and accurate and paper includes 10 biographical facts
Mathematical
Contributions
Information not accurate, or paper only includes 0-1
mathematical contributions
Information provided is somewhat accurate, or paper only includes 2-3 mathematical
contribution
Information provided is mostly accurate, or paper only includes 4 mathematical
contribution
Information provided is both detailed and accurate and paper includes 5 mathematical contributions
Reference
Page
There are no resources listed or no sources can
be found based upon the information given by the student
There is only one resource listed or only one source can be found based upon the
information given by the student
There are two resources listed or only two sources can be found based upon the information given by the student
There are three resources listed and each source can be easily found based upon the information given by the student
Slides Of the 15 combined
contributions and biographical data, only 0-5 items are on the slides or the slides are done sloppily
Of the 15 combined contributions and biographical data, only 6-10 items are on the slides or the slides are not done neatly
Of the 15 combined contributions and biographical data, only 11-14 items are on the slides or there is no picture of the mathematician
The slides are done neatly, all 15 combined contributions and biographical data are included, and the slides include the
mathematician’s picture