algebra, 3/24

all blocks:    1 page paper due Monday on diversity math topic,  handwritten or typed

                     4 paragraphs in paper:
                      1) Describe the topic.  How is it used in daily life?
                      2) Who came up with the idea?  (ok if it was more than one person)
                           Describe the person/ people.
                      3) Where did the person live?  In what years?
                      4) Summarize  why the math topic is important and anything else about the person or
                           topic. 
 Possible topics: Pythagorean theorem, the number 'zero,' negative numbers, Fibonacci sequence, pi (3.14), probability, orbits of planets, golden ratio, calculus, Euclidean geometry, or other topics. 
                   

 Counts as two homework assignments.