Math 200: Math and Culture, honors section

 

Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Bergner

Phone: 677-5429

Office: HS 114

 

Class Policies

Out of class work: In order to participate in a meaningful way in class discussion and to benefit from them, there will be required readings.  There will also be opportunities for individuals to work on understanding some mathematics that they will share with the entire class.   

 

 

Journals:  These will be submitted to me about once every two weeks.    Some of these will be directed journal entries, others will be reflections on how your learning is going. They will not be accepted late, late entries will earn a 0.  When appropriate you may be asked to write some of your journals by hand, otherwise, they must be typed.

 

Exams: There will be no in-class exams, instead there will be projects that will take the place of the traditional midterm and final exam.

Final exam: As mentioned above, there is no traditional final exam.  Instead, there is a final project that will be shared with the entire class.

Class Participation and Attendance: Attendance is highly suggested, your daily involvement is an important part of the class- for your learning and the other students’ learning.   If you miss class it is your responsibility to find out what material was covered and to make yourself aware of any announcements. 

Course Projects: You will be investigate some mathematics topic in depth and present your results in some creative format.  This could be a paper with a class presentation, a journal article, a dramatic presentation – such as a skit, a poem with a paper, or whatever other format you wish to use in order to share your mathematical musings with me. 

Grading Policy: Course grades will be assigned as follows: A= 90% or higher, B= 80-89%, C= 70-79%, D= 60-69%.  Your performance will be weighted as follows:

 

         Midterm project                                                                         20-30%

         Final project                                                                               20-30%

         Everything else                                                                 40-60%

 

                                                                                                    Some mix to make up 100%

 

Class Format: Will vary depending on the day.  There will likely some guest lecturers, presentations by fellow students, whole-class discussions, interactive lectures, video clip viewings, etc…