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2010 China Math (May 9-25). Beijing. Yangzhou. Shanghai. Agenda. Itinerary Airline tickets Collect visa application (with a passport type of photo) and passport Departure Luggage Course requirements (SA 4490) Vaccinations and medications
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2010 China Math (May 9-25) Beijing Yangzhou Shanghai
Agenda • Itinerary • Airline tickets • Collect visa application (with a passport type of photo) and passport • Departure • Luggage • Course requirements (SA 4490) • Vaccinations and medications • Announcement: Calligraphy Workshop
Itinerary • Depart ATL: 8:40AM, MAY 9, Delta 1555 • Beijing: May 10-13 (3 nights and 3 days) Take a night train to Yangzhou • Yangzhou: May 14-20 (6 nights and 7 days) Bus from Yangzhou to Shanghai (3-4 hrs) • Shanghai: May 21-25 (5 nights and 4.5 days) • Depart Pudong Airport (PVG): 10:00AM, 25MAY, Delta 18 • Arriving at ATL, 3:50PM, May 25, Atlanta
Airline tickets • You have received the e-ticket in your mail box. • Bring a copy of this ticket with you to the airport. The same ticket will be used when we come back on May 25.
Passport and Visa Application • You can easily handle the section 1 (information about yourself). • Section 2: • Choose "Tourism" in section 2.1. • Choose "Multiple-entry valid for 12 months" in section 2.2 if you have American passport. Otherwise, please choose “Single entry valid for 3 months”. • Write down "2010-05-08” in section 2.3. • Write down "30 days" in section 2.4. • Write down "Beijing, Yangzhou, and Shanghai" in section 2.5. • Leave section 2.6 blank. • You can handle section 3 and 4.1-4.6. • Leave 4.7-4.10 blank. • Finally, attach a passport type of color photo and sign the form.
Issues related to Visa • Send your visa application and passport to Jun Ji by March 31 (Free) • If I do not have them by April March 31, you need to send them directly to Imperial Pacific Travel. Pay extra fees to the agency: by April 8 --- $25 by April 15 --- $75 (for overnight service)
Departure at 8:40am on May 9 • Meet at the airport • Arrive at the airport at 6:10AM on May 9 • Check in your luggage • Wait for other members in the hall • Please bring your passport, airline ticket, and money
Please be on time!!! If you are late, we will not wait for you. We will go inside around 6:20am. Please call me
Carry-on bag • Not exceed 45 inches (length+width+height), or 115 cm. • Fit easily in our SizeCheck® unit (approximately 22"x14"x9", or 56x36x23 cm). • Fit in an overhead bin or underneath the seat in front of you. • If your carry-on bag doesn't meet these size restrictions it must be checked, and all checked baggage rules will apply.
Checked Baggage • You can check two bags that meet the size and weight limitations at no extra charge. -- Weigh 50 pounds (23 kg) or less. -- Not exceed 62 inches (157 cm) when you total length+width+height. Remark: The cabin of the train is small. No room for two baggage.
The course - SA 4490 • Three credit hours • Equivalent to MATH 4490 • It may be used to replace a course in your degree program.
Course requirements Basic requirements for a grade of C • Reading: a few online articles • Participate in group photos (with 90% of us in the photo) --- at least five group photos • 15-minute presentation about Georgia Standard on Math Education in Yangzhou U • Following the KSU Study Abroad Code of Conduct • Write a two-page paper about China including two photos (A requirement by KSU Confucius Institute for $400) Due date: June 7, 2010
Online articles • Basic Education in China • The Eradication of Illiteracy in China since the 1990s • The 9th Five-Year for Educational Development and the Development Outline by 2010 • Report of Education Statistics in 2002 • Education Laws in China
Online articles Statistics Education for Junior High Schools in China at http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/rt04/5.2_Li.pdf • Ancient Chinese Science - History for Kids! • Chinese Math Overview • History of Mathematics: China • Confucianism • The Cultural Revolution
Georgia Standard • Georgia Standards on Math Education • Grade 6 – Grade 12 • Form 7 teams 2-3 students work on one grade in a team At least one math or math education major in a group
Course requirementsfor a grade of B or A • In more group photos (say 3 in Beijing, 3 in Yangzhou, and 3 in Shanghai) • Participate in most group activities • Not keep any one not in the delegation in your room after 11:30pm • Project: a comparative study of ….. (5-10 pages). Due date: June 21, 2010
Comments on the projects • You choose a topic • A general subject: statistics education, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, computer education, biology, etc. • A specific topic in mathematics: solving quadratic equations, solving trigonometric equations, the introduction of logarithm, etc.
Vaccinations and medications • Please visit the website of CDC: Health Information for China | CDC Travelers' Health
FREE Chinese Calligraphy Workshop • Who: Dr. Wang Yuechuan Renowned Calligrapher Director of Calligraphy Institute Peking University • Where: KSU CENTER, ROOM 300 Kennesaw State University • When: 9:30am to 11:30am, April 12, 2010 • Limited Seating! Please RSVP to abishopf@kennesaw.edu, or call 678-797-2571