Algebra 2

Winter/Spring 2013

Name: ___________________________________ Period: _________ Unit 3 Complex Numbers Mastery Project

Learning Target: I can 4. Identify complex numbers and write their conjugates 5. Add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers 6. Simplify quotients of complex numbers

Mastery?

To assist you in earning mastery for learning targets 4 6 in Unit 3, you will be creating a childrens book detailing the complex number portion of our unit. Your book will contain: An introduction explaining what complex and imaginary numbers are (and how they differ). It would also be a wise idea to explain what i is. An example of each learning target (Learning Target 5 will require an example of each operation] Detailed steps in each example explaining what is occurring and why? For example, why do you decide to multiply a fraction by its complex conjugate? Illustrations And some sort of story element. Arent childrens books entertaining? Have some sort of an entertainment value. For example, Jessica in Complex Number Land where everything is not real. Requirements: o Minimum page requirement: 6 pages o Color and attractive value [at minimum, every other page must contain an illustration related to your story] o Book cover you must be enticed to read your own book otherwise, others will not be; include a title and your name o Does your story and examples make sense? Would it make sense if you were reading it an Algebra 1 or Geometry student? o Mathematical accuracy o Presentation of the final product we will be having story time! Story Time / Presentation Day / Final Mastery Project Due [Wednesday April 3, 2013]

Rubric
Objective Neatness / Organization 1 The project is not organized with each of the 3 learning targets. The project is not professional quality. 2 The project is not separated with 3 of the learning targets. 3 The project is presented with fairly legible story lines and examples. The mathematics and story is easy to distinguish. 4 The project is presented in a professional format. All story lines and examples are either typed or neatly written.

Overall Creativity / Uniqueness

There is not attempt at artistic representation.

The artistic representation is attempted and not colored.

The artistic representation contains drawing and color is added.

Mathematical Accuracy / Rigor / Content

The project contains no correct examples that challenge the reader and author. No steps or explanations are included.

The project contains 2 or 1 correct examples, with 3 to 5 small errors, that challenge the reader and author. Some examples contain steps with no explanation. Contains 2 of the additional requirements.

Additional Requirements: Minimum 6 Pages Book Cover Presentation Illustrations

Contains 1 of the additional requirements.

The project contains 3 correct examples, with 1 or 2 small errors, which challenge the reader and author. Examples contain detailed steps with explanations. Contains 3 of the additional requirements.

The artistic drawing contains extra details that make it attractive and a complete drawing. The project contains correct examples that challenge the reader and author representing their mastery. Each example contains detailed steps with explanations. Contains all of the additional requirements.

Objective Neatness / Organization Overall Creativity / Uniqueness Mathematical Accuracy / Rigor / Content Additional Requirements Total

Possible Points 6 10 30 4 50 points

Awarded Points

Rough Draft (this is to help you organize yourself)

The title of my childrens book will be __________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe the general story of line of your book (what will be that entertainment factor that ties together the mathematical information?) [minimum 3 sentences] ______________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional ideas that you want to include (for example, I plan to include practice problems for the reader at the end of my story book OR I want my book to be based upon the students in my class and at Metro) ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Example Problem for each learning target (different from Miss Rudolphs) LT4 LT5 LT6

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