IB+Math+Project

** Main Purpose ** The main purpose of this project is to give you a chance to develop a personal insight into the nature of mathematics and develop your ability to ask your own questions about mathematics. This project will enable you to initiate and sustain a piece of work in mathematics that is truly your own. This will enable you to acquire confidence in developing strategies for dealing with new situations and problems no matter where they occur. You should be able to use this project to also see connections and applications of mathematics in other areas of interest outside of the "typical" mathematics settings.
 * IB Math Studies Project Guidelines **

**Objectives** This project will be internally assessed based on a set of assessment criteria developed to address all of the objectives required. The objectives of this project that the criterion is based on will include:

- organizing data and information in tabular, graphical and/or diagrammatic forms - being able to know and use appropriate notation and terminology - recognizing patterns in a variety of situations - recognizing and demonstrating an understanding for practical mathematical applications - the ability to use appropriate technological devices as mathematical tools - demonstrating an understanding of and appropriate use of mathematical modeling

**Requirements** This project is a piece of written work based on personal research involving the collection, analysis and evaluation of data. Make sure that you make use of the mathematics learned as part of this course. You will be able to choose from a wide variety of project types such as modeling, investigations, applications, and statistical surveys, but historical projects that reiterate facts should be avoided. //__Every project must contain__//:

- a title - full name with IB Candidate Number - a table of contents, including page numbers throughout the project - a statement of task - measurements, information or data which has been collected and/or generated - an analysis of the measurements, information or data - an evaluation of the analysis (conclusion) - a bibliography and footnotes, as appropriate -all information must be typed and be in presentation format (if not typed, the project must be very presentable)

**__REMEMBER! __**

//*Your IB Math Studies score (1-7) is based on the two IB Math Studies exams (80%) and the Internal Assessment (20%). //

**__PROJECT DEADLINES __**


 * || **__DATE__** || **__Activity / Criteria Deadline__** || **__Comments__** ||
 * 1 || January 27, 2012 || Introduction to project ||  ||
 * 2 || February 3, 2012 || Project’s topic is due || Cannot be the same as other projects that have already been done or are the same as other students this year. ||
 * 3 || February 24. 2012 || Copy of research data is due || Just need to see the information you have collected, not the analysis. I will review the information. ||
 * 4 || March 9, 2012 || Project rough draft is due || Need evidence that you are analyzing the data ||
 * 5 || March 23, 2012* || Math Studies Project is due || Cannot accept late work. Will require three copies of the final project. ||

*FYI – this is the date Mrs. Oberlitner will require two of the three copies. They need to be mailed to IB ASAP.