Module 6
Please write a report about the following:
Research and report on a topic that relates to how a particular person or group of people use
mathematics in their art, hobby, recreation, work or career life. Be specific. Be sure to state the
person or group/ type of people you are writing about and give specific examples of how they use
math.
Make sure you describe the mathematical concepts that are present in the work /
application and explain what you understand about the how the mathematics is used.
The math used doesn’t have to be super involved and detailed- but be sure to give specific
examples of how it is used and describe the math concept. (ex. If they are using the Fibonacci
sequence explain what it is and how it is generated)
Your paper must be at least one full, single-spaced page long (not including any pictures or
diagrams).
Include your own thoughts, perspectives and ideas as backed up by your research. Many
students lose points for not including enough of their own words. Remember- the math doesn’t
have to be intricate and detailed. You’ll receive a higher score for thoroughly describing how
someone uses a “basic” math skill in their life than for vaguely referring to a complicated one.
(For example- the math used by NASA rocket scientists!)
Also include a reference page, citation(s) and links to any source(s) you used, quoted directly or
paraphrased from.
HINT: Many students choose a “large and complicated” math topic and struggle to write a good
paper. Many of the best papers I have seen have been ones in which students have chosen
topics “close to them”. Keep it simple, write it in your own words (research, yes, but don’t cite too
much or plagiarize), give examples, choose someone that uses a math topic you mostly
understand.