Research Report Criteria
Not sure what to write about?
See an extensive list of
Suggested Topics.
Examples of Research Reports that students turned in:
ex) Carbon-14
Dating
ex) Euler
ex) Leonardo da Vinci
ex) The origin and meaning of pi or e
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What do I expect in your research report?
Cover Page / Title Page
Student
Information
Insert a Graphic / Picture
Body of the Report
(from the internet or book)
Information about the topic
(1 1/2 to 3 pages).
A paragraph, in your own words,
about how the topic
relates to mathematics / what
we're doing in class.
Works cited page
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Separate Title Page (1st page)
Project number, Your name, Course name and number (ex. MAC 1105 College Algebra)
Class meeting time (ex. MWF 8:00 – 8:50), Section number, Date
Insert a graphic/picture on the Title Page relating to your topic
Body - About 2 pages long (not including title page and works
cited page)
Who or What, Where, When,
In your own words:
Why is the topic important? How does the topic
contribute to mathematics?
How does the topic contribute/relate to what we are
learning in our class?
Proper Style - MLA
One inch margins all around
Double spaced
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
http://webpages.pvbears.org/hslibrary/mla.htm
http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/~jwalker/tutorials/mlaword.html
http://library.sfcc.spokane.cc.wa.us/CitingSources.stm
Correct use of grammar and punctuation
Works Cited Page (last page)
At least 3 citations
Correct use of citations
http://lrc.pjc.edu/citing.htm
http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm
http://www.spjc.edu/central/libonline/path/mla_master.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html#Electronic
For additional assistance in documentation, go to the Writing Lab.