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A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics  

Profiles of 500 Black Mathematicians

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MacTutor History of Mathematics

Famous African/ African American Mathematicians

Rubric and Research Links

Below are the Names and links for many famous African and African American Mathematicians. This will provide you valuable information in your research.

The scoring rubric for this will be based on the following criteria:

• 100 Points based on the score that your peers feel you earned for your presentation. This will be based on the following criteria that you must deliver during your presentation: Name, Date of Birth, Birth Place, Teaching Positions, Research Projects Completed, Contributions to the Mathematics World, Delivery, Syntax, Overall did you make sense speaking to your classmates.

• 100 Points based on the score I feel you earned based on your presentation. I will be judging based on the same criteria that your classmates will be using: Name, Date of Birth, Birth Place, Teaching Positions, Research Projects Completed, Contributions to the Mathematics World, Delivery, Syntax, Overall did you make sense speaking to your classmates.

• 100 Points for your brochure that you must produce on the person. This should contain all of the above information: Name, Date of Birth, Birth Place, Teaching Positions, Research Projects Completed, Contributions to the Mathematics World, and Resources list. Also I will be looking for a picture of the person that you researched. As well the grade will be based on is the brochure presentable, is it easy to read and understand. Is this something you would be proud to show your parents and others.  Presentation must be 5 – 10 minutes.  May use Power Point.
   

• 50 Points additional bonus can be obtained by also presenting a displayable poster on the person you researched. It should be done in such a manner that you would be proud to have others see.
  
  Research Date in the Library 2/13/2009
  Presentation Date 2/26/2009 -  2/27/2009
  Brochure and Poster Due 2/27/2009
  
  Click on a name below to see a page about that person.