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[Write a catching exploration’s tittle here]

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[Write a catching exploration’s tittle here]

A table of contents is not mandatory but might be useful as evidence of

organization, include one!

Introduction

1. Context of the problem.

a. Brief context of the problem to be analyzed.

b. 1 or 2 paragraphs (max.) Remember that anyone in your Math class

should be able to understand what you are talking about, even if it is

a topic of economics, soccer, or music (in which you are an expert).

So, make sure to write all the technical definitions to help them

understand.

c. It’s very important to connect your exploration to your surroundings

and personal interest to gain Personal Engagement and state your

rationale (Criterion C & A).

d. You can finish this part with a research question (like in the EE) –

This is optional.

2. Objective

a. Explicitly write the objective of the exploration, i.e. The aim of my

exploration is to find the best possible model to connect the

GDP of Colombia with the year in which this is measured.

b. 1 or 2 lines max.

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Body of the work

Here you can have subtitles for each subpart of the body.

There is no specific structure, but the body of the work is required to fulfil the

evaluation criteria.

1. Description.

a. Explicitly write the variables to be analyzed.

i. State which one is the dependent and independent variable,

including the unit of measurement and the reason for this

assumption. It is very important to assign a letter to each

variable and use this variable during all the work in a

consistent way, i.e. on the labels of the axes.

ii. Briefly describe what you are going to do

b. 1 paragraph max. If you are going to use secondary data, this is good

place to discuss why your source is a good and reliable source.

Tip: It is better, for criterion C, to do your “own experiment” to

generate your own primary data, i.e. to do a survey, to do an

experiment in the lab, etc.

1. To present data or data processing your diagrams, tables or figures/pictures

must:

a. Be easy to read (quality image).

b. Have a sequenced tittle.

c. Have correct scales and complete labels when using diagrams (name

of letters used; i.e. x axis and y axis, relevant points, or coordinates).

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d. Contain data in the selected degree of accuracy (3sf or 2dp)

e. If the data was selected randomly, it is vey important to mention the

type of sampling that was done and the reasons behind that choice.

f. Must be in the same page (avoid having data sets in two or more

different pages) (Criteria A is penalized.

g. Examples:

2. To present your mathematical model you must (mostly Criterion B and A):

a. Provide key mathematical definitions.

b. Get your model applying analytical method; this includes the

process of making calculations and so on.

c. Explain the meaning of each parameter your model, example:

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d. Use proper mathematical notation.

i. Most students state their model is Y = 1.88x + 20.5 which is

wrong.

ii. Models are approximations to reality, and thus use the

symbol “≈“ like: Y ≈ 1.88x + 20.5

e. Don’t use machine notation, example:

“10E2” or “10ˆ2” instead of “102”

i. Set a domain restriction for your model, example

Y ≈ 1.88x + 20.5, 100 > x > 0

3. To gain more marks be sure to explicitly write the following content

throughout the whole body of the work:

a. In separate paragraphs, write how this or that process/formula help

you to achieve your objective (Criterion C - reference to objectives)

b. Use tables, diagrams, scatter plots, formula structure (Criterion B)

c. Compare the results of your model with the real ones to test your

model’s feasibility. (Error percentage – Criterion C)

d. Write questions or conjectures regarding your exploration (Criterion

C) – example, instead of “The best model that could represent this

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situation is…” you can write “I wonder what model could represent

such a fast growth of the dependent variable…”.

e. Use different mathematical methods to show creative thinking

(Criterion C).

f. Compare your analytical model with one where you used technology.

(Criterion D and C).

g. To get the top grade show creative thinking and let the reader hear

your voice and point of view all the time.

h. Be concise, do not repeat arguments or procedures and do not leave

spaces in blank; i.e. half of a page in blank to continue in the next

one or a table of data with more than one page…

4. To gain high marks in criterion E.

a. Be sure to cover topics of the course level or higher.

b. Let the reader know your mathematical understanding of the choice

of the model and once this is chosen, make sure to explain its

features; i.e. The linear model is Y ≈ 1.88x + 20.5

In this model “1.88” represents the slope, which means that…. And

20.5 is the y—intercept which in my context means….

c. Show understanding of concepts and topics (right results

interpretation).

d. Mathematical procedures and calculations must be correct. It is fine if

your find a model by hand (analytical method) but the most important

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part is that you show understanding about the features of the chosen

model and how this fits with the variable of your context.

e. It is fine to measure how well you model fit with “r” values, but it is

more important to let the reader know why the behavior your model

fits your variables in the long run. i.e. a linear model might have a

value of “r” very close to 1 for the population growth of Colombia with

the data used, however it is not appropriate in the long term because

there is always going to be a saturation point, so another model might

be a better choice.

f. Set a domain restriction for your model. Watch this video for more

context on domain restrictions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=MfX6oJPXv4s

Conclusion

1. In a couple of lines, explicitly write that the exploration’s objective was

achieved and why.

2. Write your reflections where you include:

a. What you learned from the exploration.

b. Consider a limitation of your exploration.

c. Discuss the implication of results and their connection to reality.

d. What can be done to execute further research on the topic.

e. Strengths and weaknesses of your model.

f. Discuss possible implication that results might have on you and or

your community.

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g. Discuss how a change in the parameters would have affected the

results.

h. If you found obstacles to complete your exploration, don’t hide them,

on the contrary, explain how you did to overcome them (you can

show some emotions here; i.e. I felt disappointed about the outcome

in the scatter plot… I thought… but… so…

Bibliography1

Source 1 (secondary/primary). Using apa citation. Example:) Stempel, J. (2012,

January 19). Photography pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy. Retrieved from

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kodak/photography-pioneer-kodak-files-for-

bankruptcy-idUSTRE80I08G20120119

Source 2 (secondary/primary)

Source 3 (secondary/primary)

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Sources must be for everything you used as external source: mathematical models, data sets, images,
articles and so on. Citation is not penalized by the evaluation criteria, but if you don’t use them you expose
yourself to a plagiarism process.