MATH 490 CALENDAR
Fall 2009

 

IMPORTANT LINKS:

Syllabus

Critical Review Guidelines

Colloquium Report Guidelines

Presentation Guidelines

Term Paper Guidelines

 

 

Monday

Wednesday

Aug.

17

19

 24

Introduction

26

Class topic: Mathematical Typesetting

31

Class topic: MathSciNet, Erdös

2
Class topic: Mathematical writing
 Handout 

Review #1 due

Sept.

7 (No Class)
 

9
Class topic: Ethics

Marcu, SCIgen

 

14
Guest speaker: Prof. Richard Hammack

16
Class topic: The referee process

Review #2 due

21
Guest speaker: Prof. Wes Cain

 

23

Guest speaker: Prof. John Berglund

28

Guest speaker: Prof. Richard Hammack

 

30

Guest speaker: Prof. Micol Hammack

Review #3 due

Oct.

5
Class topic: Term paper and presentations

 

7
Guest speaker: Prof. Richard Hammack

12
Guest speaker: Prof. Ghidewon

Proposal for term paper due

14
Class topic: Me

19
Guest speaker: Prof. Dan Cranston

 

21
Guest speaker: Prof. Richard Hammack

26
Guest speaker: Me

28
Guest speaker: Prof. Craig Larson

 

Nov.

2
Student presentations:

Allison Proffer
Ivaylo Petkov

4
Student presentations:
Abyie Maelaf

9
Student presentations:

Charles Wingfield
Ian Shikenjanski

11
Student presentations:

Erin Puburka
Michael Stevenson

16
Student presentations:
Ankita Munjal

Tyrone Stiles

18
Student presentations:
Matthew Wertz

Nancy Asomaning

23
Student presentations:

25
Thanksgiving Break
 

30
 First draft of term paper due

Student presentations:

2

Last Day

First Draft Returned;
Course Evaluation
(Short class)

Term paper due by 2:00 PM Dec. 9th