Text book: Ho Thi Phuong and Le Thi Kieu Van, English for Mathematics, HCM 2003. Download
References:
Pham Van Thuan, Jill Kalotay, English for Mathematics, VNU 2009. (Available at Library of Faculty)
Credit: 3
Aim of the course: Improve reading skill.
Reading books:
John Stillwell, Mathematics and Its History, third edition, Springer 2010. Download
Uta C. Merzbach and Carl B. Boyer, A History of Mathematics, third edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Download
Reading interesting articles: http://user.hus.edu.vn/leminhha/Home/esp
Assigments and in-class activities: 40%
Midterm: (30% of overall grade) oral and written tests
Final term: (30% of overall grade) written test.
Grading: Grade on a curve
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grading_on_a_curve
Download tests' results at this link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2477840/K3%20AP%20Mathematics-ESP1.xls
Week 1: How to pronouce some basic mathematical expressions, How to read a mathematical document.
Week 2: How to give a presentation. Handout - Presentations in English
Watch some video lectures (math lectures, and note taking lectures,...)
Week 3: Unit 1 and Presentations
Week 4: Unit 2 and Presentation given by Trung with the title "The history of Polynomial Equations" Download
Week 5: Unit 3 given by Kien
Small reseaches on Fermat's theorems (in group)
Group 1: Some famous Fermat's theorems Download
Group 2: Fermat Little Theorem Download
Group 3: Fermat Last Theorem Download
Week6: Unit 4 given by Xuan and
Assignment 2: Translate into Vietnamese the UNESCO document about: WORLD DECLARATION ON HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: VISION AND ACTION
http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/wche/declaration_eng.htm
or download pdf file at this link
Due date: 19 Oct 2011
Group 1: Google Search Tips
Presentation (Hoan+Luu), Basic Tips, More Advance Tips
Week 7: Unit 6 given by Luong and ...
Week 8: Unit 7 given by Thanh and Hanh
Assignment 3: Translate into Vietnamese an article about Golden Ratio
"The Fibonacci series and the Golden Ratio" Download
The best translation submitted by Minh Thanh. Download at: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2477840/Translation%20exercise_%20Golden%20Ratio_%20Nguyen%20Minh%20Thanh.doc
Week 9: Unit 8 given by Trung and Tuyet
Week 10: Unit 9 given by Phuong and Hung
Movie show: The beautiful mind, about Prof. John Nash
Week 11: Unit 10 given by Kien and Thanh
Presentation given by Hoa about how to make poster by Powerpoint.
Some instructions on internet about making Poster:
PDF: 2003_ver_Powerpoint make Poster.pdf, How_to_Make_a_Poster_Using_PowerPoint.pdf
PPT: How to Create a Large Poster in PowerPoint.ppt
Some examples on web:
Fibonacci sequece and Golden Ratio (Download)
http://www.johnny-lin.com/posters.html
http://www.newton.ac.uk/wmy2kposters/ (GOOD LINK - There are a lots of beautiful posters in this link).
Poster Competition 2010 / 2011: http://www.mathscareers.org.uk/viewitem.cfm?cit_id=383038
Google search with keys "History of mathematics", choose Image Option.
Week 12: