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Aim:
What are women's contributions to the world of
mathematics?
Journal Writing:
1) How do you feel
about math? 2) Have you ever thought about a career that involves
mathematics? Why or why not?
Learning
Activities:
1) What is a mathematician?
2) Who can be
considered mathematicians?
3) Can you be a mathematician? Why
or why not?
Exploration: Part 1 Use the
following web pages or find some on your own to research some women
mathematicians from the past and some current ones:
http://agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
http://awm-math.org/biographies.html#mathbios
Pick
5 women you find interesting (They may include Theano, Hypatia, and
Florence Nightingale.) Use the following questions as a guideline to
research about them:
1) When did this person live? Where did
this person live? Why was her achievement important to
the advancement
of math?
2) What is her educational background? Her personal
background?
3) What did she discover or contribute to the world of
math? Why was her achievement so amazing
4) Did she make any
contributions to the topic we are currently studying? (i.e.
statistics, algebra,
geometry proofs)
5) What are some
similarities that all these women share? What are some
differences?
6) Why was her accomplishments so unique for her
time?
Part 2 Find a woman mathematician who is willing to
be interviewed. (Check the web pages of college professors.) Use the
following questions as a guideline for interview questions:
1) What
is your field of study?
2) When did you first become interested in
mathematics?
3) Who influenced you the most?
4) Have you
ever felt discouraged? What did you do?
5) How is your
research/study advancing the field of mathematics?
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