Capstone
Revised: October 2021
Course Description
A course requiring written papers and oral presentations by students on historical
and contemporary topics from current mathematical literature.
Prerequisite: Passing of MATH 250 with at least a grade of C; 75 hours earned.
Two semester hours.
Student Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Read and comprehend mathematics as found in professional journal articles;
- Communicate mathematics by writing formal mathematics papers;
- Communicate mathematics verbally by presenting formal mathematics seminars; and
- Discover the dynamic nature of mathematics and interdependence of its various branches.
Text
Martin Aigner, G眉nter M. Ziegler. Proofs from THE BOOK, Third Edition, Springer 2004
Grading Procedure
Grading procedures and factors influencing course grade are left to the discretion
of individual instructors, subject to general university policy.
Attendance Policy
Attendance policy is left to the discretion of individual instructors, subject to
general university policy.
Course Outline
- Project 1: Students present a theorem from a previous course and write a paper about
this theorem. (6 days)
- Project 2: Students work in groups to present material from the textbook and write
a paper about this topic. (8 days)
- Project 3: Students each read a professional research paper or complete an undergraduate
research project. Each student explores his or her topic in more depth, writes a major
paper about the topic, and presents the material during seminar which is advertised
to the department. (12 days)