1. 3 rd Nine Weeks Project Minority Mathematician Due February 3 rd Identify a minority mathematician and give an explanation as to why they are considered a minority. (10 points) Note: a minority group is a group differing especially in race (2 nd period), religion or ethnic background (3 rd period), ability or disability (4 th period), age (6 th period), or gender (7 th period) from the majority of the population.

2. 3 rd Nine Weeks Project Minority Mathematician Research the mathematician’s personal history (include a picture).(10 points) Research the mathematician’s contribution to Mathematics and how their contribution can be used in our world today in at least one profession.(10 points) Identify 3 similarities and 3 differences between yourself and the mathematician. (6 points) Creatively and neatly mount this information on half of a poster board. (4 points) Your project must be free from plagiarism and include information from at least 2 sources cited using MLA format.(10 points) Use http://easybib.com/ to help with citations!http://easybib.com/

3. 3 rd Nine Weeks Project Checkpoint # 1 Due Monday Identify a minority mathematician and give a detailed explanation as to why they are considered a minority mathematician. Must be a 4-5 sentence paragraph stating the name of the mathematician and detailing the reason why the mathematician is considered to be a minority.