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1. In the example of Rubik's cube, we have looked at a substantial problem leading naturally to a great deal of mathematics and using many of problem solving.
2. The of Upper Houses grubby skin has exposed dozens of small but fine details which have formed the basis for the workshop's designs.
3. for muon catalysed fusion were appearing to be very remote at that time.
4. It is often difficult to specify every objective in precise enough terms, and sometimes hopeless to of ensuring that the objectives have been achieved.
5. It was not yet clear that in solving practical problems as in solving those in , one thing leads to another.
4) Imagine youre a scientist and you have made a very important scientific discovery. Yesterday you were informed about a prestigious award to be bestowed on you. Prepare a presentational speech for this ceremony. Use the appendixes 2, 3, 5 for more information about the preparation of presentations.
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Read text for Unit 9 from appendix 1 about Grigory Perelman´s proof of the Poincaré conjecture. Which important developments in the 20-th century mathematics provided Perelman´s triumph?
1) Visit the website of Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) http://www.claymath.org/poincare/index.html and read Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Poincaré conjecture. Are you satisfied with the explanations? Why? Why not?
2) Watch John Tate's and Michael Atiyah's lectures on the Millennium Problems
http://claymath.msri.org/tate2000.mov given in 2000. Can you list the problems which still wait for their resolution? What objective did CMI pursue selecting problems worth the Millennium Prize?
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3) Visit the website of the Nobel Prize committee http://nobelprize.org/, study the information given there. Read Alfred Nobels biography and take a quiz http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/nobelquiz/quiz.php?quizz_id=3 to check your knowledge of this famous person. What is your score?
4) Visit the website of the Nobel Prize committee and watch videos http://nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/ about the Nobel laureates of the science youre interested in (physics, chemistry, medicine, or economic sciences). Prepare a brief report about it focusing on the name of the laureate, branch of science, the achievement and its description.
5) Prepare a Nobel Prize quiz for your partner! Create questions and at least three variants of answers using the information given on the website http://nobelprize.org/. Fill in the gaps of the table given below for the questions and answers you have created. Let your classmates answer these questions and evaluate his/her correct answers.
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Now change your roles! Answer your classmates questions and evaluate your knowledge of the Nobel Prize.
Nobel Prize in Physics
