1C03 MATHEMATICS INQUIRY
INFORMATION SHEET
WINTER, 2003

Instructor: Professor Ian Hambleton
Office: GS/208A
Extension: 27302
E-mail: hamblton@mcmaster.ca

Class Times: Monday and Wednesday @ 11:30 in GS/207
                       Friday @ 1:30 in GS/207

Text:   "Laboratories in Mathematical Experimentation", Mount Holyoke College

Course Objectives:
To learn ways of approaching new mathematical ideas through investigation and experimentation. To learn to communicate mathematics effectively in speaking and writing.

Course Format:
You will work in small groups (up to four students) on four topics during the semester. The topics can be selected from the text or from other sources by the group in consultation with the instructor. The conclusion of each project will be a "lab report" and (if time allows) a class presentation. The lab reports will be written by the group and graded jointly. Each report should contain a careful exposition of the problem, your results and analysis, and a description of the mathematics involved.

Assessment: Your grade will be calculated as follows:

                                Project Reports: 4 x 15% =               60%
                                Class participation and presentations: 40%

Web Page: Consult the course web page for all announcements.

Final policy notes:

• You are reminded of the "Statement of Academic Ethics" and the "Senate Resolutions on Academic Dishonesty" as found in the Senate Policy Statements distributed at registration and available in the Senate Office Any student who infringes one of these resolutions will be treated according to the published policy.
  
  
• I reserve the right to change or revise information contained in this course outline.