Generating ideas

InAlgebra2Ihadtoconstantlybrainstormideasforprojectspowsandexplorations.Inseminar
weconductedaboutexplorationssomeoftheproblemswerequitedifficultsowehadto
brainstormwaystosolvethechallengingproblems.Forexampleinexploration31graphingthe
equationstooktimeandefforttofigureout.

3)Grapheachfunction.Howdothesedifferfromparabolas?Howaretheysimilar?

f (x) = (x 2)(x + 3)(2x 5)

u(x) = x(x + 1)(3x 4)
q(x) = (x2 4x 21)(x 1)

Theybothcurvebutparabolaonlycurvesonse.Thecurvepointontheparabolaisvertexbut
notontheother

4)Grapheachequationinsuccession.Makearoughsketchofthegraph,highlightingthe
characteristicsyouthinkareimportant.(eachjustaddsanewtermfromthepreviousone)

a. y = 4x2 x 5

b. y = x3 + 4x2 x 5

c. y = .8x4 + x3 + 4x2 x 5

d. y = .09x5 .8x4 + x3 + 4x2 x 5

Communicating thinking in a clear and accessible way

I think in the taxes project we had a clear objective and we were able to work with our own data to
come up correct taxes. We translated our different numbers into several different forms such as
the W-2, the 1040, and a pay stub. This project was real world and had many different ways we
could approach it.
Recognizing and resolving errors
An error that I made this semester was on POW 11. I was doing calculations and thought I got the
right number. When I finished and turned it in Dan pointed it out to me and I was able to correct
my error. By having a second pair of eyes on a project you are able to refine and correct mistakes
to make beautiful work.
Reflecting and synthesizing
Anabstractideaiswhatididmyprojecton.Thewaysinisconnectedtowaves.Whenentering
sin(x)intoagraphingcalculatoritcreatesawave.Thiscanbetranslatedintolightwavesradio
waves,soundwaves.Sobeingabletomanipulatewavesisarealskill.