Writing Projects for Mathematics Courses: Crushed Clowns, Cars & Coffee to Go

Annalisa Crannell,Gavin LaRose,Thomas Ratliff

ISBN 10: 0883857359 / ISBN 13: 9780883857359

Published by The Mathematical Association of, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing Projects for Mathematics Courses: Crushed Clowns, Cars & Coffee to Go
• Publisher: The Mathematical Association of
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0883857359
• ISBN 13: 9780883857359
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This volume is a collection of writing projects suitable in a wide range of undergraduate mathematics courses, from a survey of mathematics to differential equations. The projects vary in their level of difficulty and in the mathematics that they require, but are similar in the mode of presentation and use of applications. Students see these problems as real in a way that textbooks problems are not, even though many of the characters involved (dime–store detectives and CEOs) are obviously fictional. The stories are sometimes fanciful and sometimes grounded in standard scientific applications, but the mere existence of the story draws the students in and makes the problem relevant.

The book is the combined effort of four instructors who have used writing projects in their own courses. They provide an easy-to-use, widely applicable set of course materials that instructors can adopt and adapt to their own courses.

An extensive set of class-tested projects is included along with:

• implementation notes which highlight student difficulties,
• information about project solutions, and
• advice for grading writing projects.

About the Author

Annalisa Crannell is Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics at Franklin & Marshall College.She is well known for her work in writing across the curriculum.

Gavin LaRose received his PhD in applied math from Northwestern University. He now works in instructional technology and teaches at the University of Michigan.

Thomas Ratliff is an Associate Professor at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, He is interested in using writing projects in almost all of his classes.

Elyn Rykken is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She received her PhD from Northwestern University in dynamical systems.