Choose a mathematician who is listed in your textbook. Review the index at the back of the book to easily find one. Use the Hunt Library resources to research the mathematicians background. Be sure to relate your mathematician to the Learning Outcomes listed on the course syllabus located in the navigation menu. To get started, use the Mathematicians & Their History Research Guide (Links to an external site.) prepared by the Hunt Library Research Librarians.Think about todays job market and how your mathematician would fit in the working world.Identify a current job opening that would best utilize your selected mathematicians knowledge and skills. Use sources such as Indeed (Links to an external site.) or Monster (Links to an external site.) to find job postings. Save the link to the posted job description. Be creative and have fun pretending to be the famous mathematician you selected. Write a letter, as the mathematician, to the prospective employer indicating how your knowledge, skills, and experience make you the best candidate for the job. Your letter should be at least 300 words and relate to at least one of the Learning Outcomes of this course.For writing assistance, review the Writing Lab and APA and Other Style References sections on the Academic Resources page. For additional writing support, schedule an appointment with the Virtual Communication Lab. (Links to an external site.)Save your letter as a document. Include the link to the job description in the document. Remember to cite your sources using current APA formatting. Submit it for evaluation using the Module 2: Assignment: Turnitin (PLG1) by the end of the third day of the module week. Student Learning OutcomesUse the basic properties of the real number system to perform algebraic operations including factoring, operations with fractions, exponents, and radicals.Graph linear, quadratic, polynomial, and rational functions by using standard forms, symmetry, intercepts, asymptotes, and vertical and horizontal shifts.Solve linear, quadratic, absolute value, rational, exponential, and logarithmic equations. Transpose formulas and solve verbal problems that require the use these types of equations.Solve linear inequalities and identify their solutions by using interval notation and graphs.Use the distance, midpoint, point-slope-intercept formulas to solve problems involving line and line segments.Solve verbal problems involving direct, inverse and joint variation.Define function, domain and range; and identify examples of each.Graph exponential and logarithmic functions and solve word problems dealing with these functions.Convert radians to degrees, degrees to radians and solve arc length problems using radians.Define the six trigonometric functions and the fundamental trigonometric identities, and use them to find the values of various trigonometric functions.Use the six trigonometric functions to solve right triangle problems, resolve vectors into rectangular components, and solve force and displacement problems using vectors.Solve word problems by using linear systems of two equations.Solve oblique triangle problems using the law of sines and the law of cosines.
