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Cook, S. A.; Hartman, J.; Pierce, P. B.; Seaders, N. S. – PRIMUS, 2017
As mathematics educators we want our students to develop a natural curiosity that will lead them on the path toward solving problems in a changing world, in fields that perhaps do not even exist today. Here we present student projects, adaptable for several mid- and upper-level mathematics courses, that require students to formulate their own…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers, Algebra, Problem Solving
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Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1973
Brief articles on topological regular solids giving a proof of Euler's Theorem and the Regularity Theorem; calculus theorems; including a limit theorem, the Law of the Man, and the Intermediate Value Theorem, applied to catching calves, drunk cowboys, and the border of Montana Respectively; and a discussion of the inequality tan A<A<sin A…
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematical Enrichment
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Jordan, S. L.; Kauffman, L. H. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1976
A twenty-week course was designed around investigating many properties of the torus. Topology, differential geometry, and topics from both real and complex analysis were included. (SD)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Course Content, Curriculum