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Math 340 Spring 05 Final Portfolio Assignment Due Monday May 9 (Friday May 6 for graduating seniors)
The portfolio is an opportunity for you to reflect on your learning in the course. The challenge and creativity involved in creating a portfolio come from how you select and describe a small selection of your work from the semester. Your portfolio should be well organized, in a folder or notebook.
Your portfolio must include the following: 1. An Introduction and/or Table of Contents 2. Your five best pieces of work, and descriptions of why you chose them (see below). 3. Your best proof (if not already included). 4. Your best induction proof (if not already included) 5. Your best counting problem (from chapter 5, if not already included) 6. A reflective essay on the course (see below) 7. Up to three pieces of work to support your reflective essay (optional).
Your Five Best Pieces of Work:
In general, a “piece of work” is a homework problem you solved for the class, although you could also include something like figuring out a section of the text or something that you contributed in class. You may include problems that you never formally wrote up. For each item you include, write a description of why the item is one of your best pieces of work for the course. You can write your description as one essay, as a paragraph or so for each piece of work, on post-its attached to each item, etc. If your best pieces of work don’t include any proofs, also include your best proof, with a description of why you chose it. If your portfolio still doesn’t include any induction proofs, add your best induction proof, and a description of why you chose it. Finally, if your portfolio doesn’t include any counting problems (chapter 5), include your best one with a description of why you chose it.
Reflective Essay
Reflect on what you learned in the course. Talk about key struggles, key moments, key insights, etc. What are some things you still don’t understand or would like to learn more about in the future? How did the structure of the course work or not work for you? Be sure to say something about your experience of reading a math book and making sense of it on your own. You don’t have to include everything mentioned in this paragraph, and you can add your own spin. If you wish, you can include up to three more pieces of work to support your essay, but this is not required. If you do include supporting items, be sure to describe why you have included them. As part of your essay, evaluate yourself. How did you do in the course? What grade do you think you deserve? Why?
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