MATH 111 Week 3 Discussion 1

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Week 3 Discussion 1

Factoring

Group Discussion

General Education Competency: Collaborative Learning

"The student will be able to work effectively with others on diverse teams to produce quality written documents, oral presentations and/or meaningful projects. The student will assist in organizing others to accomplish a shared task, contribute actively to a group, and work to resolve any conflicts that occur."

Quantitative Reasoning Competency

"The student will demonstrate the use of digitally enabled technology (including concepts, techniques, and tools of computing), mathematics proficiency and analysis techniques to interpret data for the purpose of drawing valid conclusions and solving associated problems."

Choose, Factor, & Post

For this discussion, you will work in groups to solve factoring problems. Choose one of the following and factor, if possible. Explain the method you chose and why you chose that method:

• r3−11r2+18r

• 4x2+11xy−3y2

• 36x2−121t4

• 36x2−60xy+25y2

• 2z2+13z−5

In your group, the first member to post may choose any of the problems. The second and successive members will choose from the remaining problems so there are no duplicates. Include the step-by-step algebra and written explanation of those steps to the chosen problem in your initial post. Use the Canvas Equation Editor in the Rich Content Editor. Refer to the Technology Tools page in the Course Specific Information module for technical guidance.

Submit your initial post by the fourth day of the module week.

Review & Discuss

After you have completed your initial post, review the other members' work and their explanations. Reply to at least two with corrections to the solutions or explanations or observations about their solutions.

Engage in a dialogue with your group. Address the following.

• Do you agree with the work and explanations?

• Where are the errors in the proposed solutions (mine or classmates')?

• Which solution is correct? Why? Is there more than one way to get to the correct solution?

• Are some of the explanations clearer than others? What makes them easier to understand?

• Do you have suggestions for improvement?

• Have we each given thorough explanations for our work?

Your instructor is looking for your explanations and how you approached the problem even more so than having the correct solution. Of course, getting the correct answer is also desirable!

When grading discussions, the instructor sees onlyyour posts. Be sure to make a complete/corrected post before the end of the module to earn maximum credit for the work you’ve done. Avoid posts like “I should have done what you did!” or “Thanks, that’s what I meant to say.” While they seem like good conversation during the discussion, they are not visible as your own work when grades are applied.