GrowthandDevelopmentinMathematicsIII ParthRabadia

Reflection#1Mathematics3BootcampandMatheMusicVideo
**DONTFORGETTOPOSTONYOURDPTOGETCREDIT!**

RememberthatClasswork,ParticipationandJournalsmakeup30%ofyourgrade,andthatProjectsandDPReflections
makeupanother30%ofyourgrade.Thiswillcounttowardbothofthesecategoriessothisisoneofthemostimportant
assignmentsyouwillhavethissemester!**

I.ReflectiononMyGrowthasaMathematician
1.ReflectontheGrowthandDevelopmentGoalsthatyousetatthebeginningofthissemester.Selectand
restateTHREEgoalsinwhichyouhavemadethemostprogress.Describehowyouhaveprogressedtowards
thosegoals,andwhatyoustillneedtocontinuetoworkon.Bespecificanduseevidencetosupportyour
claims.Evidencecanbeanecdotesorpicturesofspecificassignments.
Goal#1:ThefirstgoalthatIhaveisbeingabletosolvealloftheproblemsontheboard.

HowIhavegrowntowardthisgoal:IhavebeengrowntowardthatgoalbecauseIalwaysseemtohavea
problemstosolvetheproblemsontheboard.ButIthinkitisreallyimportantbecauseIsometimeshave
troublesdoingtheseproblemswhenIdon'thavethepropercare.

WhatIstillneedtoworkon:ThethingsthatIneedtoworkonisbeingabletounderstandtheproblemsonthe
board.Alsobeingabletotakealotofpropernotesandbeabletounderstandtheproblems.

Goal#2:Beingabletogetallofthebenchmarksdoneproperly.

HowIhavegrowntowardthisgoal:Ihavebeenabletogotowardthisgoalbecauseweseemedtohavealot
ofproblemswhenitcametothemusicvideobenchmarks.

WhatIstillneedtoworkon:Toabletostayontaskandgetallofmyworkdoneduringworktime.

Goal#3:ThegoalthatIwantedachieveisbeingabletohelpotherstudentsbyhelpingthemwith
problemsthattheyneedhelpwith.

HowIhavegrowntowardthisgoal:WhenIseestudentsthatneedhelpIbegintowonderhowIcanhelp
themwhentheteacherisnotavailable.

WhatIstillneedtoworkon:IneedtoworkonthisbecauseifIhavetheopportunitytohelpafellowclassmate
getabettergradeIwill.

2.Tellmeaboutsomethingthathaschallengedyouorthatyoudidntunderstand.Whatdidyoudotowork
throughitandunderstandit?Howdidyoushowgritandhowdidyouperseverethroughit?Whatcouldyou
havedonebetterduringthistime?

Somethingthatsortofchallengedmewasexponents.Ihavealwaysbeenbadatexponentsbutwithateacher
helpIcanhelpit.SoIaskedMrs.GCforhelpwhenIdidnotgettheproblem.Icouldhavewrittenbetternotesto
helpmeunderstandthetopicbetter.

3.Whatareyoumostproudofandwhy?Bespecificanduseevidencefromclass.
Theproudestmomentsofarinmathhasbeenabletodoallofthehomeworkassignmentsandgetfullcrediton
allofthem.Ifyoulookinthegradebookallofmyhomeworkassignmentshavebeen100%.

4.Howareyoufeelingaboutmathrightnow?Whathaschangedaboutthewayyouvieworthinkaboutmath
thissemester?Pleaseelaborate.
Ifeelreallyneutralaboutmathrightnow.Iamcomingoffalotofjoyoffinishingourmathmusicvideo.But,Iam
alsoreallysadfornotittobeoverandwecan'tworkonitanymore.Ihavebeenviewingmaththesamewayall
yearwhichisthatweactuallyneeditinourlivesandwearenotlearningitfornothing.

5.Describehowyourintelligencehasgrownthroughyoureffortsintheclass.

Myintelligencehasnotgrownalotinmathclasssofar.Sinceitisallreviewandnotreallynewmathtopicsit
hasnotgrownalot.

6.Describehowyoucontributedtothelearningenvironmentintheclassroom.Siteexamplesofhowyou
contributedtowholeclassdiscussionsandsmallgroupsdiscussions.Describehowthishasaffectedyour
abilitytolearnandgrowasamathematician.

IcontributetoclassdiscussionswhenIreallyfeellikeIgetthetopicathand.Idonotwanttogivemyfellow
classmateswronginformationbygivingthemwronganswers.WhenwewerelearningaboutfactoringIfeltlikeI
contributedbecauseIamreallygoodatthattopicandIcangivemyinsighttomyclassmates.

7.Whataresomethingsthatyouarewonderingorarecuriousaboutbeyond,butrelatedto,someofthetopics
wehavediscussedinclass?Thesecouldbequestionsorcomments.
IsJAreallygoingtohelpuslearnaboutbusiness?

II.ReflectiononLearning
1)WhatwerethemostsignificantorinterestingthingsthatyoulearnedintheMath3Bootcampunit?Please
explain.
Exponents.AsstatedaboveIhadalittletroublewiththattopic.ButIfoundoutthatitcanbeeasywhenyoufind
outalloftherules.LikethecheatsheetMrs.GCgaveusreallyhelpedbecauseitgetsalloftherulesembedded
intomybrain.

2.WhatdidyoulearnaboutExponents,Polynomials,RationalExpressionsorLinearFunctionsthatyoudidnot
knowatthebeginningoftheyear?.Howcouldtheseconceptsorideasbeusefultoyouinreallife?Explain
how/whenyoucanusethem.

Ikneweverythingbutexponents.IknewalotofexponentsbutIhadsometroubles.withit.Icanuselinear
functionsinreallifewhenIlookatgraphslikeinthestockmarket.Beingabletolookatthegraphandfully
understandit

3)HowcomfortabledoyoufeelaboutyourunderstandingoftheconceptsweexploredduringMath3
Bootcamp?Explain.Whatcouldyoudotoimproveyourunderstanding?
MostlyeverythingthatIamIlearnedfrombootcampwasreview.Maybeifwetouchedalittlebitonthe
pythagoreantheoremwouldbegood.

4)WhattopicswouldyouhavelikedtolearnmoreaboutduringMath3Bootcamp?
pythagoreantheorem
III.ReflectionsonMatheMusicVideoProjectandGroupWork

1)ReflectonanddiscussyourcontributionstoyourMatheMusicVideoProject.Whataccomplishmentswould
youliketocelebrate?(i.e.,whatyouproduced,whatyoulearnedandhowyouworkedtogetherasagroup.)
TheaccomplishmentsthatIwouldliketocommendisbeingoneoftheonlygroupsthatfinishedtheirmath
video.OurvideowasreallygoodsoIlikedtheoverallproduct.Ireallylikedthisproject,

2)Didyoucontributeyourfairshareintothegroup?Wastheworkequitablydistributedinyourgroup?Explain.
Yes.Iwaspartoftheinitialbrainstormofthemusicvideoandthelyrics.Ialsohelpedwritethesong.Ialso
cameupwiththelocationoffilmingourvideo.Ialsohelpedwiththeediting.Ourwholegroupdidanequal
amountanditwasgreatworkingwiththem.

3)Whatcouldyouhavedonebetterasanindividualcontributortothegroup?Whatcouldyourgrouphave
donebetter?
Asanindividualwealldidgood.Theonlythingismaybebeingalittlebitmoreproductiveattimes,

4)Whatlessonsdidyoulearnaboutgroupworkthatyouwouldliketotaketoyournextprojectgroup?
Thatworkingwithagroupisactuallygood.Eventhoughyouseemtogoofoffyougetthejobdone.Becauseif
youworkwithpeopleyouenjoybeingnearithelpsyouwork,

5)Ifyouhadmoretimetoworkonthisproject,whatwouldyoudotoimproveyourproductsothatitis
representativeofyourbestwork?
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