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Libbey,
I have
always enjoyed a good challenge, and when Mr. Jackson introduced this project,
I knew that I wanted to create a project that would not only challenge myself,
but challenge others. My partner and I
chose the concepts that we did because they were some ideas that we struggled to
grasp at first but wanted to improve our understanding on. Also, we chose ideas such as long division or
graphing because even though the problems take a long time, for my partner and
I they are fun to work through and rewarding when they are finally solved. When creating the problems, my partner and I
tried to demonstrate a complete understanding of the concepts by making the
problems challenging and tough to work through.
My partner and I created 5 problems that included concepts from almost
every single unit of study. Creating the
project was a great way to review information from all of the units and touch
back on concepts that we found challenging at first.
Overall,
I learned a lot from this project. I was
able to review a lot of the concepts that we studied throughout the trimester. It was a perfect way to review for the exam
because it required looking back through notes, and worksheets in order to
create the problems. Also, by doing this
project, I learned new ways how to complete a project online, using different
technology sources and tools.
I think
that this project should definitely be used in the future because it is a
really good way to study for finals and truly grasp all of the concepts that we
learned in Pre-Calculus Functions. It is
a good way to get students to challenge themselves and think creatively.
Greg,
My
partner and I created five problems that demonstrated our highest understanding of the math concepts that we
chose. We did not necessarily pick
concepts from the units that we understood the best, for we felt that in order
to improve our mathematical skill we needed to work with concepts that we had
both previously struggled with. These
five problems show our best mathematical understanding of the concepts that we
chose because the problems we created are long and challenging, and each
problem includes multiple concepts from multiple units. In each problem we tried to make them complicated
and cumulative; meaning that in order to find the final answer of each problem,
one must solve for multiple solutions along the way.
This
assignment was very valuable to me personally.
It not only allowed me to deepen my understanding in all of the concepts
that my partner and I chose, especially the concepts that were fuzzy in my
mind, but it also enabled me to demonstrate my (hopefully) expert understanding
of the concepts. This project should definitely
be assigned in the future. Not only was
this project a great review for the final exam, but it also allowed me to
actually (physically) show my understanding of the many concepts that are
included in my problems. The project let
me actually teach the problems that my partner and I created. There are many educational benefits for
students in this project; therefore, I believe it should be assigned for future
classes.
Thanks
to all of my classmates, especially my lovely partner.
From
both of us:
Thank
you Mr. Jackson for a great learning experience and for always being there for
all of us when we needed you.
I love the video intro!
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