This course is designed to give exposure to several aspects of a mathematical career, such as performing research and communicating results by writing a mathematical paper and giving a colloquim style presentation.
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COMMUNICATION
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Grade
Grades will be assigned using the +/- system.
Description
Report (10%)
Communication with a suppervisor is paramount for a succesful mathematical career. Throughout the quarter you will show your progress on a regular basis.
Keeping a fluid and regular communication is key for a succesful project. For this, we will have the following:
Paper (50%)
Part of becoming a mathematician is to have good writing communication. You will write a reasearch style mathematical paper. The main requitements are:
This will be broken into three stages:
Presentation (20%)
Oral communication is essential in your career as a mathematician. You will present your results to the class in a 20 minute talk. The presentation will be asynchronous, that is, you will record a video with your slideshow. The presentation must be made using Beamer.
Peer-review (20%)
A key aspect of the mathematical career is to provide feedback. For this, you will be assigned a group of five members to work with. You will review their written and oral communication by performing peer-review on their papers and presentations.
Prerequisite and degree relevance
Designed to expose the student to topics not normally covered in the standard courses. The format varies from year to year. In recent years each student has written a paper and presented a lecture on it to the class.
Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; MATH 103A or MATH 105A or MATH 110 or MATH 111A or MATH 111T or MATH 117. Enrollment priority is given to seniors; juniors may request permission from the undergraduate vice chair.
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