LSP 120 Homework Assignment 1:
Mathematical Autobiography
Due: Tuesday, September 15
Task: Write a brief "mathematical autobiography" describing your lifetime experience, good and bad, with mathematics. Your narrative should include a summary of the mathematics and computer science courses you have had up to this point highlighting key courses or events. Be specific about which features were important to you both positively or negatively. If you have taken Quantitative Reasoning before, please briefly relate your experience. Your narrative should conclude with include your expectations for this course and what you think you need in the way of mathematics preparation for your future.
Purpose:
for you to reflect on your experience with mathematics over your lifetime
to prompt you to be reflective about own mathematics learning
for me, as instructor, to get to know you better
to give you experience with a variety of writing genres in this course
Length: 1.5 to 2 double spaced type-written pages
Essay Requirements:
Your essay must give a coherent description of your
experience.
Your essay should have a sufficient number of examples and
details that support the main assertions.
Your document should be "reader friendly"-free of grammatical
and formatting errors that distract the reader.
Your essay should include your expectations for this course and what you think you may need in the way of mathematics preparation for your future.
Your grade is determined by how well you meet these criteria!