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Revision as of 09:20, 13 August 2007
Objective: Write a story based on the ideas in Flatland that explains the fourth dimension.
Required Reading:
- Flatland
- The Fourth Dimension
Your assignment is to write your own story in which a 4-cube encounters a 3-D creature and has to explain itself. You may write in any genre you want.
Possible genres:
- A soap opera.
- A courtroom drama.
- A Star Wars story.
- A news topic (CNN?).
- A comedy.
- A sequel to Flatland.
- A musical.
- Any other genre you can think of that will let you tell your story.
Grading
Your story needs to clearly explain the interaction between the 4-cube and the 3-D creature.
References
This idea comes from Dr. Catherine Stenson from [Juniata College] in Pennsylvania and was communicated through [Project NExT]
