1 CCST9037/AS1/TNK/13-14sem2 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS SCNC9037: Mathematics: A Cultural Heritage Assignment 1 The purpose of this assignment is to investigate in what ways mathematics is presented in the internet/printed mass media. Start collecting clippings that have to do with mathematics from current (published later than January 27 th 2014) newspapers, magazines, or webpages (in English or in Chinese, whose target audience is the general public). The items can be news, columns, advertisements, cartoons, etc. Do not take an excerpt out of a book or a magazine or a website which is specifically on mathematics or science per se. E.g., clippings from magazines or websites such as New Scientists, Nature, American Mathematical Society, Science News, or from a personal blog, are not acceptable. Target number of items is 10. For each item, record clearly the source and date, and write a note of a sentence or two (in English) to explain how that item is related to mathematics. If the content of the item was originally written in Chinese, please provide also a brief description or translation in English. After collecting all 10 items, write an additional passage between 200 to 300 words to comment on the mathematical contents and express your overall views about the items in relation to the Learning Outcomes of this course (you can find the Course Learning Outcomes in the Course Description file or in the ppt notes of Lecture 1 and Lecture 2). Submit your 10 items (and number them) and your type-written passage in a single Word or PDF file through Moodle. Due date: 16:55 April 22 nd , 2014. Some examples of clippings are in the next few pages. Note that they were collected previously and hence are not current; but the items you collect for this assignment must be published later than January 27 th 2014.