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M
aking it Matter
Solving problems in your life
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Identify an organization on campus that you are interested in, and ask them if you can analyze
their data for them. Potential organizations include student organizations, projects within your major
department, research efforts, outreach efforts, sport teams, etc.
L
earning to Learn Mathematics
Reflecting on and appreciating your learning
1. How do you gain new insights through transformation and changing representations of data, without
knowing the implications of the transformation that you want to do?
2. How powerful is quantitative reasoning when it comes to convincing the world of your position?
3. Consider the concept,
quantifying the unquantifiable
. Is there tension between quantitative reasoning
and human emotional attachment to the human condition when it comes to applying mathematics in
some contexts or situations?
A
ssessing Your Performance
Assessing your performance as a learner
Review the description of
A Successful Performance
and assess your own performance against the
standard offered there.
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How and why was your performance
SUCCESSFUL
?
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How can you
IMPROVE
your performance, making it more successful? What
concrete steps
do you
need to take to make each improvement?
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