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BL
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639035
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| Title & Author
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Writing projects for mathematics courses : : crushed clowns, cars, and coffee to go /\ Annalisa Crannell ... [et al.]
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| Publication Statement
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[Washington, D.C.] :: Mathematical Association of America,, c2004
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| Series Statement
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Classroom resource materials
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119 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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0883857359
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| Notes
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Includes index
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| Contents
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1. Introduction and supporting information -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Motivation -- 1.3 Use and implementation of projects -- 1.4 Grading project solutions -- 2. Projects -- The case of the dough for the greenhouse -- The case of the new leaf -- The case of the dropped baton -- The case of the falling grapefruit -- The case of the lead poisoning -- The case of darlene's rose -- The case of the set-up cyclist -- The case of the crushed clown -- A bit of caustic rain -- A bit more caustic rain -- Profitable production -- The legality of the stock market -- An oily mess -- An illuminating project -- A question of law -- A little farming of sorts -- Defending freedom, or something like that -- A jump and a jerk -- Fire swamps and rodents and snakes (oh, my) -- Coffee to go -- A dorm room's a dorm room, no matter how small -- The broad side of the barn -- A question of carpeting -- The great escape -- I guess Leonardo Dicaprio was booked -- While visions of Emus danced in his head -- A matter of utmost gravity -- The X-Files makes me so angry -- The company picnic -- The restaurant -- The commute -- The raise -- The car -- The square meal deal -- Stuck in traffic in Chicago -- 3. Sample solutions -- 3.1. Solution paper and checklist -- 3.2 Solution paper and rubric -- 4. Additional sample checklists and rubrics -- 5. Index by course
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| Abstract
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A collection of writing projects aimed at undergraduate mathematics students of varying skill levels (pre-calculus through differential equations)
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Mathematics, Problems, exercises, etc
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Word problems (Mathematics)
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Mathematics-- Study and teaching (Higher)
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QA43.W75 2004
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Crannell, Annalisa
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Mathematical Association of America
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| Parallel Title
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Crushed clowns, cars, and coffee to go
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