Mathematics 414, Section 101 2021-22

Mathematical Demonstrations

Department of Mathematics,  Undergraduate Math courses,  University of British Columbia

Calendar Description: Students will prepare material illustrating ideas and applications of mathematics and present it to audiences outside the University. Intended for third or fourth year Mathematics students and Math/Science Education students..

Instructor

Lauchie MacDonald

Text

• None. Problem sets will be posted online. .

Course Outline and Details

1. The course outline as well as information about assignments, tests, video projects and the final exam can be found here.
   

Grading

• Final Exam 30%
• Two midterms, 10% each
• Assignments, preparation of workshop problems for 2021-22 and in-class problem presentations 20%
• Students will produce 3 videos where they will introduce a mathematical idea, provide an example and will challenge the viewer with an application of the ideas described in the introduction. Each video has to be between 10 and 15 minutes long. The 3 videos will count for 30% of the final grade.