Debates
Each student will participate in an in-class debate, during either Session 19 or Session 20.
First Debate Resolution & Format (PDF)
Second Debate Resolution & Format (PDF)
Papers
Students will write two 1250 word short papers, due during Session 5 and Session 24. A mandatory 1250 word rewrite of the first short paper will be due during Session 9. Students will write one 2500 word long essay assignment, due during Session 18.
First Short Paper: Revision (PDF)
Student Examples
The long essays below appear courtesy of MIT students and are anonymous upon request.
"Jean Leurechon's Mathematical Recreations in the Context of Early 17th Century Europe." (PDF)