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MATH 4701; History of Mathematics; Special Project Paper – Grading Rubric;

Full Marks: 60 points

Choose any one topic from the given topics in the syllabus. (No two students can work on the same topics).

• Your special project write-up needs to include at least three important quotations from the topic you have chosen to summarize (see rubric below).

• Your special project should be at least 15-page long (1.5 spaced) and must contain a cover page. The cover page should include your name, course name, course number, title (e.g., Special Project: Your Topic). Margin should be 1 inch for all four sides. Font size should be 12, and font type should be times new roman. Distribute your texts evenly between the margins, i.e., Justify. Check the text below the table to have a better idea.

• References should not be a part of 15 pages. The list of references should start from a new page. • Make sure to include relevant sections (times new roman, 12, bold) and subsections (times new roman, 11, bold).

The special Project is due on Tuesday, November 27 on or before 5:00 PM.

Please use the following rubric in preparing for your assignment. I will use the rubric below to grade your special project.

Criteria 1-2 3-6 7-10 11-15 Written Summary

Summary –

(Knowledge/ Understanding)

- Contains only some details

- Ideas are not in logical order

-The main idea/thesis is not present or difficult to

understand

- Some critical information is missing

- Ideas are in a random order and not logical

- The main idea/thesis is unclear

- Important details are included but it seems that

some are missing

- Ideas are in logical order

- The main idea/thesis is approaching clarity

- All important details are included

- Details are in logical order

- Ideas are connected to make the writing flow

- The main idea/thesis of the chapter is clearly presented

Quotations –

(Knowledge/ Understanding)

- No quotes are included for this chapter.

- One quote is included for this chapter

- This one quote represents the major events/ideas of

the chapter

- Two quotes are included for this chapter

- These two quotes represent the major events/ideas of the

chapter

- the two quotes are sequential with the page

numbers identified

- At least three quotes are included for this chapter

- All three quotes represent the major events/ideas of the chapter

- All three quotes are sequential with page numbers identified

Spelling/grammar – Sentence Structure

(Communication)

-Very frequent grammar/ spelling errors

-Very difficult to follow; Issues with structuring of

Sentences

-Quite a few spelling/grammar errors

- Mostly difficult to follow and understand

- Only one or two errors in spelling/grammar

- Mostly easy to understand

- All spelling and grammar are correct

- Easy to read and follow the information

Reference and Editing References are not cited in

the text.

Only few references are cited, without proper

numbering.

Some of the references are cited with proper numbers.

All references are cited with proper numbers. Thoroughly

cross-checked.

Number citations consecutively in square brackets [1]. The sentence punctuation follows the brackets [2]. Multiple references [2], [3] are each numbered with separate brackets [1]–[3]. When citing a section in a book, please give the relevant page numbers [2]. In sentences, refer simply to the reference number, as in [3]. Do not use “Ref. [3]” or “reference [3]” except at the beginning of a sentence: “Reference [3] shows ... .” Number footnotes separately in superscripts (Insert | Footnote). Place the actual footnote at the bottom of the column in which it is cited; do not put footnotes in the reference list (endnotes). Use letters for table footnotes (see Table I). Please note that the references at the end of this document are in the preferred referencing style. Give all authors’ names; do not use “et al.” unless there are six authors or more. Use a space after authors' initials. Papers that have not been published should be cited as “unpublished” [4]. Papers that have been submitted for publication should be cited as “submitted for publication” [5]. Papers that have been accepted for publication, but not yet specified for an issue should be cited as “to be published” [6]. Please give affiliations and addresses for private communications [7].

REFERENCES (12, BOLD) [1] G. O. Young, “Synthetic structure of industrial plastics (Book style with paper title and editor),” in Plastics, 2nd ed. vol. 3,

J. Peters, Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964, pp. 15–64. (9) [2] W.-K. Chen, Linear Networks and Systems (Book style). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1993, pp. 123–135. (9) [3] H. Poor, An Introduction to Signal Detection and Estimation. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1985, ch. 4. (9) [4] B. Smith, “An approach to graphs of linear forms (Unpublished work style),” unpublished. (9) [5] E. H. Miller, “A note on reflector arrays (Periodical style—Accepted for publication),” IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., to

be published. (9) [6] J. Wang, “Fundamentals of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers arrays (Periodical style—Submitted for publication),” IEEE J.

Quantum Electron., submitted for publication. [7] C. J. Kaufman, Rocky Mountain Research Lab., Boulder, CO, private communication, May 1995. (9)