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Writing projects for mathematics courses : crushed clowns, cars, and coffee to go / Annalisa Crannell ... [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Classroom resource materials (Unnumbered)Publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (119 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781614441137 (electronic bk.)
  • 1614441138 (electronic bk.)
Other title:
  • Crushed clowns, cars, and coffee to go
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Writing projects for mathematics coursesDDC classification:
  • 510/.76 22
LOC classification:
  • QA43 .W75 2004eb
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction and supporting information -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Motivation -- 1.3 Use and implementation of projects -- 1.4 Grading project solutions -- 2. Projects -- The case of the dough for the greenhouse -- The case of the new leaf -- The case of the dropped baton -- The case of the falling grapefruit -- The case of the lead poisoning -- The case of darlene's rose -- The case of the set-up cyclist -- The case of the crushed clown -- A bit of caustic rain -- A bit more caustic rain -- Profitable production -- The legality of the stock market -- An oily mess -- An illuminating project -- A question of law -- A little farming of sorts -- Defending freedom, or something like that -- A jump and a jerk -- Fire swamps and rodents and snakes (oh, my) -- Coffee to go -- A dorm room's a dorm room, no matter how small -- The broad side of the barn -- A question of carpeting -- The great escape -- I guess Leonardo Dicaprio was booked -- While visions of Emus danced in his head -- A matter of utmost gravity -- The X-Files makes me so angry -- The company picnic -- The restaurant -- The commute -- The raise -- The car -- The square meal deal -- Stuck in traffic in Chicago -- 3. Sample solutions -- 3.1. Solution paper and checklist -- 3.2 Solution paper and rubric -- 4. Additional sample checklists and rubrics -- 5. Index by course.
Summary: A collection of writing projects aimed at undergraduate mathematics students of varying skill levels (pre-calculus through differential equations).
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Includes index.

1. Introduction and supporting information -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Motivation -- 1.3 Use and implementation of projects -- 1.4 Grading project solutions -- 2. Projects -- The case of the dough for the greenhouse -- The case of the new leaf -- The case of the dropped baton -- The case of the falling grapefruit -- The case of the lead poisoning -- The case of darlene's rose -- The case of the set-up cyclist -- The case of the crushed clown -- A bit of caustic rain -- A bit more caustic rain -- Profitable production -- The legality of the stock market -- An oily mess -- An illuminating project -- A question of law -- A little farming of sorts -- Defending freedom, or something like that -- A jump and a jerk -- Fire swamps and rodents and snakes (oh, my) -- Coffee to go -- A dorm room's a dorm room, no matter how small -- The broad side of the barn -- A question of carpeting -- The great escape -- I guess Leonardo Dicaprio was booked -- While visions of Emus danced in his head -- A matter of utmost gravity -- The X-Files makes me so angry -- The company picnic -- The restaurant -- The commute -- The raise -- The car -- The square meal deal -- Stuck in traffic in Chicago -- 3. Sample solutions -- 3.1. Solution paper and checklist -- 3.2 Solution paper and rubric -- 4. Additional sample checklists and rubrics -- 5. Index by course.

A collection of writing projects aimed at undergraduate mathematics students of varying skill levels (pre-calculus through differential equations).

Description based on print version record.

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