Algebra/Pre-Algebra

BONUS OPPORTUNITY!!!

Due: Friday, December 5, 2008

This is a chance to earn bonus points for a project.  It will take some time and effort, but if you need some extra points, this is your chance!  The more effort put into it, the more bonus you will earn.  There will be 15 bonus points available (remember, that is like 150 points).

You will need to make a poster of a mathematician- present or past.  You can find one on the internet or use the list that I provide.  You will need to sign up for your mathematician so that they are not repeated within the class. The poster is to be neat, colorful, attractive, and informative.  It must be at least 14” X 22” (half of a poster board or bigger).  It is due at the beginning of your hour Friday, December 5, 2008. 

Your poster MUST contain each of the following:

• A picture of your mathematician
• Two informative paragraphs about your mathematician in YOUR own words
• Examples of the types of problems your mathematician studied

Points will be earned according to the following:

ü      2pts: Picture of mathematician

ü      3pts: First paragraph (at least 5 sentences)

ü      3pts: Second paragraph (at least 5 sentences)

ü      2pts: Type of math (describe and give examples)

ü      2pts: Presenting your mathematician to the class (about 2 minutes)

ü      3pts: Overall appearance (color, neatness, creativity, etc.)

Plagiarism is absolutely unacceptable.  There will be NO points awarded for plagiarism.

Plagiarism is:

·        Stealing somebody’s work or idea

·        The process of copying another person's idea or written work and claiming it as original