BC Extra Credit, Quarter 1

Quarter 1 Extra Credit Assignment

For up to (not automatically) 10 points of extra credit, do the following:

Create a poster (size must be at least 11”x17”) dealing with and describing some aspect of the concept of infinity and/or transfinite numbers. Poster must be in my hands by 2:40 Monday, March 5, 2018.

Points are earned by…

  • Neatness
  • Completeness
  • Quantity of information.
  • Quality of information.

Points can be lost by…

  • Incorrect information
  • Sloppiness

Some terms to search for...

  • infinities
  • transfinite numbers
  • Georg Cantor
  • Aleph Null
  • Hotel Infinity (or Hotel Ad Infinitum)

Some Non-Traditional Ideas...

  • Georg Cantor's story
  • a Comic Strip explaining infinity to a middle-school-age student
  • a piece of art demonstrating some aspect of infinity
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