This course is designed to
satisfy the Caltech core writing requirement.
Students are to write a mathematical paper (perhaps 10 pages
or more) with the help of a faculty mentor and the advice of
the instructor.
The paper must be on some technical topic in mathematics,
and must include definitions, equations, and theorems. It
may be a research paper or an expository one at a level
understandable by advanced undergraduates. Papers are to be
in the style of a journal article, with title page, section
headings, and references. It is expected that students will
use the TeX (or LaTeX) typesetting program.
Deadlines for the Term:
Monday, April 9 is
the due date for a one or two page outline of the planned
writing project, including topic and scope, the name of
mentor who has agreed to help, and some references. Students
must then meet with the instructor sometime this week, at
least briefly, to discuss their outline and project.
Monday, April 23 is the
due date for a partial draft of your paper including (1) an
abstract, (2) an introductory section, (3) the proposed
section headings, (4) all or part of at least one of your
sections, at least a full page, and (5) the tentative list
of references. See the email of April 10 for more details.
Monday, May 7 is the due date for a complete draft.
Also at this time, I want a report on whether the mentor has
seen the paper. Comments will be made and the papers
returned to the students by Friday, May 12.
Monday, May 21 is the due date for the final version
of paper, on which the grade will be based.
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