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- Title
Ten Questions About Numbers: A College Writing Assignment.
- Authors
Elliott, Steve
- Abstract
This paper examines a writing assignment in a college algebra course. Each student picked a number from a list including the digits 0 through 9, ϕ, googol, ϰ0, and others. Each wrote a paper answering three questions from a list of ten, such as "How old is this number?" and "What are some examples of this number in art?" Students shared their papers through oral presentations in class. The assignment sought to increase interest in mathematics, to provide cultural content within the algebra course, and to have students discover some of the beauty of mathematics. This paper describes some answers the students gave, student feedback about the assignment, and the instructor's thoughts about the assignment.
- Subjects
MATHEMATICS education; COMPOSITION (Language arts); UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; ALGEBRA; MATHEMATICAL analysis
- Publication
Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 2010, Issue 61, p1
- ISSN
2472-5986
- Publication type
Article