Precalc II, Questionbook

PreCalc QUESTIONBOOK
© '00 A. Azzolino

Rational

The questionbook, QB, is a collection of out-of-class questions (including letters), in-office quizzes, and an in-class project presentation designed to help you, the student, to assimilate and organize information, determine if you have acquired correct and complete information, and determine important points of lecture and course content.

Questions & Letters

The questions are usually writing assignments to be done independently by the student, handed in to be graded, and then corrected and collected and held.

Quizzes

Quizzes cover important topics within a chapter, help to highlight skills necessary for tests, and fit on one sheet of paper. To receive credit for a quiz, you must hand in a perfect paper.

The first time a quiz is given, it is administered to the entire class in class.
Repeat quizzes (similar to the original version) are administered in the office of the instructor. Stop by during an open office hour or make an appointment during other office hours.
Quizzes which are not perfect may be taken again one-try-per-day through the final due date.
For this questionbook, the following quizzes are available:
- Q1-2: Precalc I Material: Functions & Graphs
- Q3-4: Solving Exponential & Logarithmic Equations
- Q5: Trig quadrant I
- Q6: Trig, quadrants II, III, IV
- Q7: Trig, graphs & functions

The Project

The project focuses on written and oral communications skills and mastery of some topic in mathematics. Some project related questions are completed in class, others "at home," others in the instructor's office. They include: choosing a topic, rough draft, final draft, presentation, extra problem. See the linked page.

Directions

ANSWER EACH QUESTION ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.

Put your last name, your section number, and the question number in the upper right corner of the page forming a heading. Cut and staple or paste the question onto the paper after the heading.

Write on one side of the paper only! If more than one side of a page is required, staple additional sheets to the first and put your heading on these as well.

Answered the question as if you were speaking or writing for a fellow student or for your own future use.

Make your work presentable. Treat it a if it were a report submitted to a supervisor or superior.

Include the following parts in each question.
THE QUESTION: - copied by hand or cut-and- pasted from the original list!!!!! NO QUESTION, NO CREDIT EVEN FOR A CORRECT ANSWER!!!
FINAL ANSWER: - The edited copy of your work. Be sure sentences are complete and grammer and spelling are acceptable.

If you do permit someone else see your work, be sure he or she does not copy it. SUPERVISE THE READER. Do not permit anyone to copy your work. If the work turned in by students suggests copying or plagiarism, all may be penalized for cheating.

If another person worked with you in answering a question, identify them in the heading below the question number. WRITE "with ___" indicating THE NAME OF ANY STUDENT WHO WORKED WITH YOU IN ANSWERING THE QUESTION.

If you use a written work, such as the textbook, as a source, cite the work in a footnote AND PUT A STAR AFTER THE QUESTION NUMBER IN THE HEADING.

If a person tells you or permits you to read their answer and you wish to use their answer, you MUST write their response IN YOUR OWN WORDS and WRITE "as explained by ___" LISTING THEIR NAME BELOW THE QUESTION NUMBER IN THE HEADING.

CHEATING is hereby defined as having the words or work of another (be it from a written source or a person) on your paper handed in as your own work. THERE IS A SEVERE PENALTY FOR CHEATING. PLEASE CONSULT THE CHEATING POLICY.

If you do permit someone else see your work, be sure he or she does not copy it. Supervise the reader. Do not permit anyone to copy your work. If the work turned in by a students suggests copying or plagiarism, all may be penalized for cheating.

If the question involves computation not completed on a calculator, computer, or done mentally, but completed by hand, then include the computation as part of your answer.

Handing In Your Work

To submit questions for grading,
1st: Place work to be graded with the coversheet.
2nd: Place the coversheet on top.
3rd: Fasten the answer sheets to the coversheet with: the paper clip on the TOP of the papers.
4th: Place the package in the designated location.
5th: Write the date on the coversheet.

Answering and Correcting Answers to Questions

Until the final due date in December 4, 2000, questions may be handed in repeatedly. No credit is given for incomplete or incorrect answers after the final due dates. It is strongly suggested that once assigned, a question is answered immediately and handed in for grad ing. It is possible for grading of a question to take in excess of 2 weeks.

How An Answer Is Graded

If your work has been graded, it will have the paper clip on the side of the package.

Possible grades on each question are:
C - OK -for CORRECT,: Full credit, DONE. Store in a safe place till the final date for submission. All questions are to be handed in at that time.
I - INCOMPLETE - Something's missing or incompletely answered.: Put all corrections on the ORIGINAL SHEET. Add to your answer. Do not erase your original work, just draw a line through it so it may still be read.
Q - QUESTION IS MISSING: - Write the question or this answer even if correct will not be considered correct.
R - Something's wrong and needs correction.: Put all corrections on the ORIGINAL SHEET. Do not erase your original work, just draw a line through incorrect work so it may still be read. Knowing what you did wrong is important.
S - Indicate the source of material used.

Grades for the Questionbook and Project

These are probably the range of scores for the questionbook:
A - completed more than 1 standard deviation: above the mean number of questions completed by the entire class.
B - completed between 1 and 1/4 standard deviations: above the mean number of questions completed by the entire class.
C - completed within 1/4 standard deviation: of the mean number of questions completed by the entire class.
D - completed between 1/4 and 1 standard deviations: below the mean number of questions completed by the entire class.
F - completed fewer than 1 standard deviation: below the mean number of questions completed by the entire class.