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Introduction

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Guest Lecture by Prof. Brent Cody (VCU)
Hyperreals: Constructing Infinitesimals and Infinities

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Class topic: Mathematical Typesetting in LaTeX via Overleaf
• Please bring a laptop to class today

• Finish reading article by Rice & Torrence before today's class

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Class topic: More on LaTeX

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Class topic: Mathematical writing

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Guest Lecture by Prof. Marco Aldi (VCU)
Cloudy with a Chance of Pancakes
Review #1 due

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Class topics: Discussion of Reviews; The referee process; MathSciNet; Erdös;

Review #1 revisions due (optional)

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Class topics: Ethics
Marcu, SCIgen

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Guest Lecture by Prof. Rebecca Segal (VCU)
What is mathematical biology?

Review #2 due

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Continuation of Feb. 12; Discussion of reviews

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Presentation: R. Hammack
Did Caraviggo use a camera?
Review #2 revisions due (optional)

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Presentation: R. Hammack
The anamorphic image

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Guest Lecture by Prof. Ghidewon Abay-Asmerom (VCU)
Mathematical beauty of the simplest kind
Review #3 due

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SPRING BREAK

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SPRING BREAK

Term paper proposal due

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Review #3 revisions due (optional)
Class topic: (1) Term paper, (2) How to give a presentation

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Class topic: Using Beamer to make a slideshow (Optional)

Presentation: R. Hammack
Non-euclidean geometry and the visual arts
Friday March 22 is the deadline to withdraw from the course

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No class: Office consultations (Harris 4166)

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No class: Office consultations (Harris 4166)

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Student presentations
Melvin Diaz

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Student presentations:
Caleb Webber
Corey Herrington

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Student presentations:
Sean Moldowan
Eric Schoen

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Student presentations
Allison Moesta
Rebekkah Bodanske

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Student presentations:
Katie Tieu

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First draft of term paper returned
No class: Office consultations (Harris 4166)

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No class: Office consultations (Harris 4166)

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Term paper due by 2:00 PM
No class: Office consultations (Harris 4166)

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