Biography Project Redo

In this project the student will pick a historical mathematician to present a biography on. This is for the second attempt at doing a biography. It was given because the students did not take the first version seriously. The first versions is available at here

Directions

1. Pick your mathematician for the biography. You have already picked 3 mathematicians to research in the previous attempt, you may choose one of the other 2 or simply a new one.
2. Find 3 resources for information and turn in:
   1. Include URL’s, author information, title for each resource (you will turn this into MLA format later).
   2. From each resource get 3 facts about your mathematician (this will be a total of nine unique facts).
   3. Create a document with this information.
3. Create a presentation for your mathematician, it must include:
   1. Their birth and death dates.
   2. Where did they live/work?
   3. What field(s) of mathematics did they contribute
   4. Who were their collaborators and contemporaries?
   5. For 8th graders, talk about a predecessor and successor.
   6. Include at least one main theorem they are known for, or main result. You must understand the theorem well enough to explain it.
   7. Discuss an application of that mathematician’s work.
   8. Bonus: Discuss scientific fields impacted by your mathematician.
   9. Your MLA references at the end.
   10. The presentation can be on slides.google.com or prezi.com
   11. Follow Steve Jobs basic rules for a presentation.
4. You will present your presentation to the class and answer questions.