Final Math Skills Fall Final

Final for students in Math Skills – Answer each question on your own paper.

1) Choose two of these videos and write a 2 sentence summary of each.

http://mashable.com/2013/02/19/8-cool-applications-math/#veS.Wq.pAgqG

2) Choose four of these videos and write a 2 sentence summary of each.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YzvupOX8Is&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=2 (Estimate Enormous Numbers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a5vHXsUvUw&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=3 (Infinite Life of Pi)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEl4jeETVmg&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=6 (How Big is a Mole?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMriWTvPXHI&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=9 (Pascal's Triangle)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEzlsjAqADA&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=11 (Hexagonal Bee Construction)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDbmcPnzwy4&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=14 (Micheal Jordan's Hang Time)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlYEi0PgG1g&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=18 (Math of Levers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAxT0mRGuoY&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=20 (Beethoven + Music + Math)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzu2POfYv0Y&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=35 (Logarithms -- An Algebra II Concept)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhvjCWfy-lw&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=21 (Time Value of $)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edD3nwNcxcA&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=24 (Space Distance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9PiPlRuy6E&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=29 (Math + Online Dating)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGCUm_jWtt4&list=PLzWWspwQ2JEiHtwSZE-Nsl_pfIN-CLF8Q&index=30 (Math + Sailing)

2) Complete a career interest survey. Choose one of three below:

a) https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/Assessments/self-assessments.aspx

or better yet... use the link below...

b) https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/Skills/skills-matcher-questions.aspx

Click on "See your full list of skills"

c) http://oregoncis.uoregon.edu

Username: sandyhigh

Password: pio2000

4) Read your survey results and list your top 3 skills.

5) Complete a write up about the career of your choice.

a) Write the title of the career in which you are interested.

b) List degrees and certifications needed for the career.

c) List the math training element of the career.

d) Find (or write) and solve 8 topic or problems that apply high school math in your career.

e) Write 5 sentences about how this career matches your personal strengths.

f) Write 5 sentences about what academic skills you will need to continue strengthening for this career.

g) Lists the sites you used for the research above.

** Begin your research at the following sites.

http://weusemath.org/?page_id=800

http://www.careers.org/occupations

https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/occupations/occupation-profile.aspx

Click on List of Occupations

https://www.usa.gov/jobs-careers?source=kids

6) Use Desmos to create a design using the TRANSLATION of graphs.

How to translate graphs:

https://www.mathsisfun.com/sets/function-transformations.html

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/manipulating-functions/stretching-functions/v/shifting-and-reflecting-functions

https://academics.utep.edu/Portals/1788/CALCULUS%20MATERIAL/1_7%20TRANSFORMATION%20OF%20FNS.pdf

https://www.dummies.com/education/math/calculus/how-to-translate-a-functions-graph/

List of functions available:

http://blog.mrwaddell.net/archives/tag/h-k-function (equations)

https://people.richland.edu/james/lecture/m116/functions/translations.html (graphs)

Domain restrictions:

https://support.desmos.com/hc/en-us/articles/203206915-Domain-and-Range-Restrictions

https://learn.desmos.com/restrictions/

Example of design:

https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/584b1abd2f527ea205d46d3e

7) Play one or more of the following games that ARE at your level. (Only * items are available.)

Describe what math you learned or reviewed in a minimum of 3 sentences.

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?l=0&ID1=AB.MATH.JR.SHAP&ID2=AB.MATH.JR.SHAP.SHAP&lesson=html/object_interactives/shape_classification/use_it.html

http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=115

*https://embed.mangahigh.com/wrecksfactorhtml5?locale=en-us&guestMode=true

*factor quadratics

*http://www.abcya.com/order_of_operations.htm

*order of operations

*https://www.quia.com/mc/319817.html, https://www.quia.com/mc/1312.html

*match phrases to math expressions

Alternate project:

Research Mathematician and write a page describing the mathematician and how they contributed to the field.

https://arbitrarilyclose.com/2016/08/21/the-mathematicians-project-mathematicians-are-not-just-white-dudes/#mtbos%20#sjmath