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

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.

• 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.

Math History People
• Bill Cherowitzo
• David Joyce

History Sites
• Euclid's Elements Online
• The Geometry Junkyard
• The Story of Mathematics

Writing Tips
• Thompson's Writing Tips
• The (almost) Perfect Paper Checklist

Learning Outcomes

Evaluation of these learning outcomes will be done through a mix of assignments, class exercises, projects and research papers.