2010 China Math (May 9-25)

Beijing

Shanghai

Yangzhou

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 BaggageYou 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 articlesBasic 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.pdfAncient 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