Discrete Mathematics is a survey of dozens of mathematical topics. Obviously, much of the material is deeply connected to your other math and computer science courses, and there are a few topics which explicitly use math that you have learned in other classes. However, If you pay close enough attention, you will find several connections between the material covered in this course and your other non-Math/CS courses, as well as your other extracurricular activities and hobbies. You will be tasked with finding two connections from the last group. You will need to describe two ways in which the course material is connected to one of your other experiences at Southwestern (other than your Math/CS classes).

You should thoroughly describe the two connections that you found. Recap the topic from the class that you found interesting, describe the outside activity, and describe the connection. Write it as if you were trying to explain two topics from this course to someone without any CS background, and you decided that the best way to explain it would be to use a non-CS analogy.

The final paideia project should be: Visual aids are highly encouraged but not required, and they do not count towards the one page requirement.

In order to help you avoid procrastinating, you will need to submit a proposal. You will receive feedback that will help you craft your final submission. The proposal will be graded solely on effort, and whether you appear to have actually thought about the project meaningfully. It is OK if the final write up deviates from the proposal, as long as it meets all of the other requirements. You will also submit a first draft in which I will give you feedback on what I want to see you change or improve for the final submission. The final submission will be graded according to the following rubric: Any use of AI tools to write any portion of the paideia project could result in an F in the course.