2794W — Schedule

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Welcome to Math 2794W: Mathematics Writing Seminar, this Spring 2020! Today is .

Actual Schedule

See also UConn Calendar for Spring 2020 for important deadlines and other dates.

News: You have until May 15 (this is after you see your grade) to put a course on pass/fail or letter grade. You have until the last day of classes to withdraw from any course and switch to Pass/Fail grading.

CURRENT: Finals Week (May 4 – 9)

Tues May 5 DUE at 11:55pm Final submission of the final paper, see guide for the final paper
- Grading rubric
- Cover letter template: .tex, PDF
- Submit via email: paper and cover letter (both in PDF)
  - Email subject line: math2794w Final Paper 9 (Final Submission) of Your Name
- Source code in Overleaf: Keep .tex, .bib, and other necessary files in latex9final folder

Past: Week 15 (Apr 27 – May 1)

Tues Apr 28 DUE at 11:55pm (late submissions are accepted up until May 5 if you tell me in advance) Peer review report due. See your email for your partner’s name.
- Peer Review Activity and Report

Past: Week 14 (Apr 20 – 24)

(Work on peer review this week or next week — you can ask a classmate to be your partner, otherwise I will assign the pairs)

Tues Apr 21 DUE The last day to earn credit for (Paper Draft) Individual Meeting (Meeting 2)

Past: Week 13 (Apr 13 – 17)

News: Schedule an individual virtual meeting (Meeting 2) about paper draft this week (if you haven’t completed it yet). Link to available slots

Tues Apr 14 DUE at 11:55pm Reading 4 (How to write an abstract for a math paper)
- Submit by email; email subject line: math2794w reading 4 of Your Name
- Type your answers in the body of the email or in LaTeX or a word processor or a text editor

Past: Week 12 (Apr 6 – 10)

News: Schedule an individual virtual meeting (Meeting 2) about paper draft this week or next week. Make sure there are at least 24 hours between your submission and meeting time. Link to available slots

Tues Apr 7 DUE at 11:55pm First draft of final paper due (Assignment 8), see guide for the final paper
- Write all sections including introduction, and keep the draft between seven and eleven pages. You can leave the abstract blank for now.Past
- Review Reading 3 (introduction), Reading 4 (How to write an abstract for a math paper), and Reading 1–Reading 2 (how to write a math paper)
- Start reading the grading rubric for the final draft
- Submit the PDF file of your first draft as an email attachment
  - Email subject line: math2794w Final Paper 8 (First Draft) of Your Name
- Source code in Overleaf: Keep .tex, .bib, and other necessary files in latex8 folder
Wed Apr 8 DUE The last day to submit make-up talk comment forms and library research (from videos A, B, C) if your score is not already 6/6 for both. No new homework this Wed.

Past: Week 11 (March 30 – 3)

Tues Mar 31 DUE at 11:55pm: Slides (Assignment 7)
- Create a draft of a 5-minute presentation using 3–5 content slides created in Beamer. Ideally, the content of the slides is somewhat related to some of the topics in your final paper.
- Download and upload a simple Beamer template and two pictures: beamersimple.tex, ljubljana.jpg, hauptmann.jpg. Resulting PDF: beamersimple.pdf.
- If you missed the Beamer instruction, go through the tutorial Intro to LaTeX, Part 3: Beamer
- Submit via email: PDF file
  - Email subject line: math2794w Slides 7 of Your Name
- Source code in Overleaf: Keep .tex and other necessary files in latex7 folder, in your usual Overleaf project.
Tues Mar 31 DUE: Meeting 1 The last day to earn credit for (Outline) Individual Meeting, Meeting 1
Wed
- You can submit make-up Talk Comment Form or Library Research using Video A, B, or C. No new homework this Wed.

Past: Week 10 (Mar 23 – Mar 27)

Tues Mar 24 DUE at 11:55pm: Content (Assignment 6) Starting from your outline homework, write at least one content section or subsection (not the introduction) of your final paper. The length should be at least one page. As you write, continue to improve your paper organization and bibliography.
- Read the sample student papers which have earned As (at the top of the Resources page).
- Keep the source code in a folder called latex6. Fix all (red) errors and (orange) warnings before the deadline.
- Email the PDF to me by the deadline. Email subject line: math2794w Content 6 of YourName
Wed
- You can submit make-up Talk Comment Form or Library Research using Week 8 talk (due this week).

Past: Week 9 (Mar 16 – 20) SPRING BREAK

Past: Week 8 (Mar 9 – 13)

Schedule individual meetings (or virtual calls) to discuss the outline of your final paper.
Tues Mar 10 DUE at 11:55pm (Tentative) Outline for the final paper (Assignment 5), see template/example
- Keep the source code in the latex5 folder. Fix all (red) errors and (orange) warnings before the deadline.
- Email the PDF of the tentative outline to me by the deadline. Email subject line: math2794w Outline 5 of YourName
Tues in-class: Lecture on Beamer and TikZ (you can choose to do the exercises on your own)
- - An Interactive Intro to LaTeX, Part 3: Beamer. More advanced students (who already know Beamer) can learn Part 4: Tikz drawing and more.
- You can join the class remotely by going to HuskyCT and click on “Blackboard Collaborate Ultra”, or use this link to join as a guest.
- Recording of the class session can be downloaded by going to “Blackboard Collaborate Ultra”, then click on the menu icon on the top left, then click “Recordings”.
Wed March 11
1. DUE Week 7 Talk Comment Form, souce code week7talk.tex, either handwritten or in LaTeX is fine. You can only submit if you attended the talk
  - See Sample Student’s Talk Comment Form, .tex
2. DUE Week 7 Library Research at least two pages but write as much as you need, anyone can submit — you don’t need to be at the talk

Past: Week 7 (Mar 2 – 6)

Tues Mar 3 DUE at 11:55pm Introduction to your first short paper (Assignment 4)
- First, complete the in-class reading work from Tues, Feb 25
- Write a draft of the introduction section for your (revised) short paper from Bibliography Assignment 3
- Keep the source code in the latex3rev folder. Make sure there are no (red) errors and no (orange) warnings.
- Email the PDF to me by the deadline. email subject line: math2794w Assignment 4 of YourName
Tues in-class: Read and discuss the following sample papers
- Handout: 4-page sample (Magical Numbers and Where to Find Them)
- Handout: 10-page sample (Reverse Hex)
Wed Mar 4
1. DUE Week 6 Talk Comment Form, souce code week6talk.tex, either handwritten or in LaTeX is fine.
  - See Sample Student’s Talk Comment Form, .tex
2. DUE Week 6 Library Research

Past: Week 6 (Feb 24 – Feb 28)

Tues Feb 25 DUE at 11:55pm Revision to Bibliography Assignment 3 – if you submitted your first draft on time but have not received your feedback yet, it will be sent by email
- You can either make changes to your current latex3 folder in Overleaf, or create a new folder called latex3rev. Keep your source code there. Make sure there are no (red) errors and no (orange) warnings. Blue warnings (related to spacing) are OK.
- Email the PDF to me by the deadline
- email subect line: math2794w Bibliography 3 revision of YourName
- Include all sentences below in the body of the email (these serve as a cover letter to your submission):
  - In this assignment, I am trying to…
  - In my first submission, I …
  - Given the feedback I received from you on my first draft, I decided to… because…
  - For this second submission, I concentrated most of my efforts on…because …
  - I think that the strongest parts of my assignment are…
  - identify yourself at the bottom of the email
Tues in-class:
- Reading 3 (How to write an introduction for a math paper) (submit at the end of class)
Wed Feb 26
1. DUE Week 5 Talk Comment Form, souce code week5talk.tex, either handwritten or in LaTeX is fine
  - See Sample Student’s Talk Comment Form, .tex
2. DUE Week 5 Library Research at least two pages but write as much as you need

Past: Week 5 (Feb 17 – 21)

Tues Feb 18 DUE at 11:55pm Bibliography Assignment 3
- Email the PDF to me by the deadline
  - email subect line: math2794w Bibliography 3 of YourName
  - Write something in the body of the email (don’t send a blank email) and identify yourself at the bottom of the email
Wed Feb 19
1. DUE Week 4 Talk Comment Form, souce code week4talk.tex, either handwritten or in LaTeX is fine.
2. DUE Week 4 Library Research at least two pages but write as much as you need

Past: Week 4 (Feb 10 – 14)

Tues DUE at 11:55pm All of LaTeX Practice 2 (all tasks)
- Email the PDF to me by the deadline
  - email subject line: math2794w LaTeX Practice 2 (Complete) of YourName
Tues in-class:
- Demo MathSciNet, Google Scholar, manual entry, citing Wikipedia
- Work on Bibliography Assignment 3 due next week
Handout: Overleaf Keyboard Shortcuts
Wed
1. DUE Week 3 Talk Comment Form, souce code week3talk.tex, either handwritten or in LaTeX is fine
2. DUE Week 3 Library Research at least two pages

Past: Week 3 (Feb 3 – 7)

Mon, Feb 3 Last day to add or drop via Student Admin System and place courses on Pass/Fail

Tues DUE at 11:55pm Partial work on LaTeX Practice 2 (attempt to complete up to Task 4)
- Email the PDF to me by the deadline
  - email subject line: math2794w LaTeX Practice 2 of YourName
  - Indicate the tasks you have attempted so far
  - Identify yourself at the bottom of the email
- Note: If you downloaded the Bib.bib file during class last Tues (Jan 28), there were a few missing bib items. Please re-download the Bib.bib file and re-upload it to your folder.
Tues in-class:
- Demo BibTeX, see also blog post: creating and managing bibliographies with bibtex on Overleaf
- Work on LaTeX Practice 2
Wed
1. DUE Week 2 Talk Comment Form, souce code week2talk.tex, either handwritten or in LaTeX is fine. You can only submit if you attended the talk
2. DUE Week 2 Library Research, anyone can submit — you don’t need to be at the talk

Past: Week 2 (Jan 27 – Jan 31)

Tues DUE at 11:55pm Link to LaTeX Practice 1 Homework – copy the project, rename it “math2794w LaTeX Practice 1 of YourName”, and share it with my UConn email address. How do you submit this homework?
- Keep the source code in the Overleaf project you have created “LaTeX Practice 1 of YourName”
- Download the PDF to your computer
- Email this PDF to me by the deadline (email subject line: math2794w LaTeX Practice 1 of YourName)
Tues in-class: Start An Interactive Intro to LaTeX, Part 2: Structured Documents. Start LaTeX Practice 2
Wed DUE at the beginning of class (handwritten if possible) Reading 2, hw2.tex
Wed Talk

Past: Week 1 (Jan 21 – 25)

Tues in-class activities:
- Intro to LaTeX (modified from work by the CEO of Overleaf)
  - If you are not a LaTeX expert, follow the slides An Interactive Intro to LaTeX, Part 1: The Basics - you can listen to me or follow along on your own
  - If you have already written a paper in LaTeX and this introduction is too basic for you, you should take this time to learn either Beamer (creating slides) or Tikz (creating images using LaTeX code) by following along An Interactive Intro to LaTeX, Part 3: Presentations and More
- Handout: A quick guide to LaTeX (Overleaf version), photocopy of Sec 1.1-1.2 of Vivaldi’s Mathematical Writing
Wed Due at the beginning of class (hand-written, unless you don’t like your handwriting) Reading 1, hw1.tex
Wed In-class:
- Finish An Interactive Intro to LaTeX, Part 1: The Basics
- Work on Link to LaTeX Practice 1 Homework – copy the project and rename it “math2794w LaTeX Practice 1 of YourName”