As part of the work of this course, we will make a mathematical journal with the students in the course as the authors, referees, and readers. I will play the role of managing editor.
When you have successfully presented a result and defended it to the class, you will then write a mathematical paper to share your results in definitive form. A mathematical paper has a certain format to it, so to help you along, I have created a template as a Overleaf.com document. Professional journals choose specific styles that authors must adhere to as a way of giving their printed work a visual distinctiveness.
I have arranged with a service called Overleaf to provide you with a simple online template for writing papers. You can find a fresh copy by clicking the link below:
THE OVERLEAF.COM TEMPLATE FOR WRITING PAPERS
To submit a paper, send an email to the address theron.hitchman@uni.edu with the subject line in the form Euclidean Geometry Task ## where you replace the ##’s with the proper identifier for the task. From Overleaf there is an option to download a pdf copy of your paper. Please rename it in the form LastName-Task-##.pdf and attach it to your message.
I advise you to make a (free!) account at Overleaf.com so you can make use of these links and keep your papers together.
To earn credit, a paper must:
At the time a paper is turned in, the referee’s name should be sent in, too.
### About being a referee
Eventually, a classmate will ask you to play the role of referee. Your job in this instance is to help that person write a better paper. Read it carefully and make comments. Check to see that the work will earn credit!
Also, save your set of comments. You may need these later to prove that you were the referee.