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Essays are a great place to talk about the history of any subject including
mathematics.  You may want to get students to explore certain historical
aspects of the material you are covering.

Darren Greenspoon wrote:

> I am wondering if anyone has information on topics for an essay or research
> paper for high school Math students to do in a Calculus course or a Finite
> Math course (Permutations/Combinations/Matrices).  At the school where I
> work, the Principal is making it mandatory to have an essay in every
> course.  As math teachers, we are racking our brains for ideas so that we
> can incorporate this policy into our classes.  Any help or WWW links would
> be very helpful.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Darren Greenspoon
> Head of Mathematics
> Westmount Collegiate Institute
> Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
> dgreensp@wmnt.yrbe.edu.on.ca


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