Math 111 - Mathematics across Time and Cultures
M-F 9:00-10:20am Carnegie 111
Email: gcoulomb@bates.edu
Office: 2 Canham House (146 Wood Street)
Phone: 786-8374
Office Hours: by appointment
Required texts:
Ethnomathematics: a multicultural view of mathematical ideas, by Marcia Ascher, Chapman &
Hall/CRC Press, 1998.
Mathematics across Cultures: the history of non-western mathematics, edited by Helaine Selin,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
Math 111 Course Pack - a collection of selected readings
Required materials: a calculator.
Class Meetings: Class meets daily Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 10:20am. There will be an additional "math lab" afternoon session from 1:15pm to 4:00pm in Carnegie 111 on the following dates: Thursday 6/28, Tuesday 7/3, Tuesday 7/10, Thursday 7/19, Friday 7/27, Tuesday 7/31, and final project presentations on Thursday 8/2.
Homework: Homework will be assigned daily and collected and discussed in subsequent classes. You are encouraged to work on the homework with other students; however, copying another student's solutions is not permitted. Be sure to write up your own solutions. No late work will be accepted. If you think that you will be unable to complete an assignment on time please come see me to make alternate plans. Homework will be collected.
Projects: Students will complete at least 2 individual mini-projects. In lieu of a final exam, students will complete a final project in groups during the last week of class. Final project presentations will take place during the morning and afternoon sessions on Thursday, August 2.
Tests: There will be two in-class tests scheduled on the following dates:
Test 1: Wednesday, July 11
Test 2: Friday, July 27
There will be no make-up exams. If there is any reason why you must miss a test, you must contact me in advance to make alternate plans. There will be no final exam.
Method of Grading: Grades will be based upon 10% for participation (attendance & in-class discussion), 15% for homework, 25% for tests, 25% for mini-projects, and 25% for the final project. The grade will be listed on your transcript as a Fall 2007 course. All Hughes Scholars are required to participate in a poster presentation during Parents' Weekend on Friday, September 28.
Teaching Assistant: Ben Reed will be the T.A. for this course. He will offer regular nightly help sessions at the Math Workshop (146 Wood Street). Times will be arranged in class.
Class Email: To contact everyone in the class email wmath101a.
Help Sessions and Tutoring
The Mathematics and Statistics Workshop offers drop-in hours Monday through Thursday from 1- 4 pm at 146 Wood Street, Canham House 1 and nightly Calculus Help Sessions Sunday through Thursday from 7 - 9 pm at 146 Wood Street, Canham House 1. For additional information refer to the website http://abacus.bates.edu/acad/acad_support/msw.
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