MATH 1890

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MATH 1890
FWS: Writing in Mathematics

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

How can you use writing to solve mathematical problems? Or even to discover problems that are worth solving? This course revisits high school mathematics with the goal of learning how mathematicians think about math. We will use writing to probe familiar math problems as well as discover new ones, and we will refine our ability to communicate their solutions. Readings will include excerpts from Lang’s Basic Mathematics and works by Gelfand. (These are high school math textbooks written by mathematicians with research careers.) The class will culminate in a research project: you will use writing to develop, investigate, and present your progress on a problem.


Writing and Languages (FWS)

Last 3 terms offered 2020FA, 2020SP, 2018SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Creating &Solving Problems—Writing to Do Math

  • 20664 MATH 1890   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Webb, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.