This is the syllabus for Honors 201.
Instructor
Dr. Josh Thompson | Campus Office - JAMR 2226 | zoom | email
Classroom
Course Webpage
Textbooks
We will read the books Journey through Genius, Everything & More and The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Office Hours
Grading
Grade = .5(W) + .2(C) + .3(P)
Assignments
Each week students take turns leading class discussion on the assigned reading. After class discussion, students formulate written respones to these (and other) questions. We'll call these written assignments "reading reflections".
- Reading refletions:
- The questions can be found on the Assignments page.
- Submit a Google Doc here.
- I will use this rubric when grading your Reading Reflections.
- Class Participation:
- Both your role as lead and class member will contribute to this score.
- These are the expectations for you as lead.
- As a class member you are expected to participate in class discussion.
- Timeline:
- Sunday: Submit written responses to the assigned discussion questions on the assigned reading.
- Tuesdays: Lead students bring 3+ questions to class for discussion.
- Thursdays: Lead students continue to facilitate discussion. Any additions to the week's writing assignment are given.
- You are welcome to work with your classmates on your assignments but your final writeup must be your own.
Final Exam Date
Final Project
In lieu of a final exam, you will complete a final project. Here are details of the project.
(A list of sources (at least two), with descriptions of why you're using them)
- 10 points : Submitted paper topic on time
- 15 points : Submitted annotated bibliogrphy on time
- 25 points: Paper exposition
- 50 points: Paper content
Laptops & Phones
Do not use your laptop, phone or electronic media device in class unless instructed to do so.
Other Resources
- Math History People
- Bill Cherowitzo
- David Joyce
Learning Outcomes
Evaluation of these learning outcomes will be done through a mix of assignments, class exercises, projects and research papers.
Course Description
- Week 1
- Introductions
- Week 2 [Naseem | Dellaunna | Emily]
- Cardano & the Solution of the Cubic (1545) : Dunham - Chapter 6
- Kuhn - Chapter 1
- Week 3 [ Autumn | Katie ]
- A Gem from Isaac Newton (Late 1660s) : Chapter 7
- Kuhn : Chapter 2
- Week 4 [ Marina | Gabriel | Mary ]
- Bernoullis & the Harmonic Series (1689) : Chapter 8
- Kuhn : Chapter 3
- Week 5 [ Jaycee | Jenna | Andrew ]
- The Extraordinary Sums of Leonhard Euler (1734) : Chapter 9
- Kuhn : Chapter 4
- Week 6 [ Kate | Keegan | Carli ]
- A Sampler of Euler's Number Theory (1736) : Chapter 10
- Kuhn : Chapter 5
- Week 7 [ Jaymes | Audrey ]
- Kuhn : Chapters 6-7
- Week 8 [ Naseem | Dellaunna | Emily]
- Kuhn : Chapters 8-9
- Week 9 [ Autumn | Katie | Kate C]
- DFW: pp. 1-50
- Kuhn - Chapter 10
- Week 10 [ Marina | Gabriel | Mary ]
- DFW : pp. 51-100
- Kuhn : Chapter 11
- Week 11 [ Jaycee | Jenna | Andrew ]
- DFW : pp. 101-150
- Kuhn : Chapter 12
- Week 12 [ Kate | Keegan | Carli ]
- DFW : pp. 151-200
- Kuhn : Chapter 13
- Week 13 [ Jaymes | Audrey ]
- DFW : pp. 201-250
- The Non-Denumerability of the Continuum (1874) : Chapter 11
- Week 14
- DFW : pp. 251-300
- Cantor and the Transfinite Realm : Chapter 12
- Presentations
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