Flatland

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Flatland
By Ashley Zanca MPS 402
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Overview

• Introduction
• Background
• Plan
• Schedule

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Flatland An Introduction

• Flatland
• Problems
• Many math topics
• Not reader friendly
• Adolescents unfamiliar

My father sparked my interest! Think creatively
and productively.
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The Challenge

• Approach
• My goal
• Research, analysis, and interpret.
• Assess assess assess
• Flexibility
• Expectations
• Time, energy, and resources
• Specific challenges

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Flatland

• The Social Elements
• The Story

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• Teaching
• NY state standards
• Math English Language Arts
• Blooms Taxonomy

• Math
• Real Analysis
• Discrete
• Linear Algebra

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Schedule
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Evaluation criteria

• Goal
• Intensions
• Plans
• Practicality

Self-assessment criteria
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Resources needed

• Time, energy, enthusiasm, a passion for math,
  interest in learning

Support
Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott (1884)
Flatland the movie
Literature resources Science, math, New York
state standards
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Acknowledgements

• My family
• MPS 402
• Professor Stiadle
• The Shilepskys