Name : _______________________ Date: ____________________________

MCR3U Choice Assignment #1
Due: Monday, February 19th, 2007

	For the first web assignment, your goal is to find a new discovery of, or piece of news relating to, math since the year 2000.  Things that will count are:
-	mathematical discoveries
-	math in pop culture (tv)
-	math websites, both for learning value and 
-	newspaper articles related to math
-	general interest stories related to math

If you choose to review a web site, please provide the link, along with the following report.  If you choose an article of some kind, it is my intent to have these added to the Math Is Radical board at the front of the classroom, so when you submit these to me, please make sure that they are set up to be printed easily and are formatted well.

Whether you choose a website, a newspaper article, or from any other medium, I want to see the following:
-	one paragraph describing why this was interesting and caught your attention in the first place
-	one paragraph explaining the value of this news to a math class
-	how the article draws attention to mathematics.

You should submit this in a Word/Wordperfect/Rich Text document, and email it to Mr. Sadler (mr.sadler@gmail.com ).  If you found something that is interesting and you feel that it could belong on the Math is Radical board (or if I think it is worth of the Math is Radical board), please have the materials formatted well to be included up on the board.

This assignment will be scored out of ten:
	(2 marks) – reasoning for why this was an interesting article
	(2 marks) – explanation of the value of this to a math class
	(2 marks) – explanation of how this draws positive attention to mathematics
	(4 marks) – quality of the article that you choose.

This assignment will be due on Monday, February 19th, 2007

Good luck and have fun!