Discussion+Forums

This is information on guidelines for working on discussion forums for extra credit in AMC:

1. All student work is to be done in a strict academic manner. All postings are to be grammatically correct and be concise and clear in its content.

2. Students are eligible to participate if their mark is less than 60%. Once the mark elevates to above 60%, then there will be no more opportunity to earn marks from this activity.

3. Students will earn marks for the following posts: a. A detailed verbal explanation of how to answer the problem correctly. Examples should be included to help. (3 marks) b. A link for students to go and get a tutorial. (2 marks) c. Posting on 3 other students explanations, either to edit or add to what was given. (3 marks) d. Once all postings are completed, each student must read through all the explanations and give verbal affirmation that it was read.

4. These marks will be put on the last test, but the test mark will not change. It will affect overall average.

5. Each student is to choose a different topic. They will be on a first come first served basis. The topic chosen must be something you got almost completely wrong on your test. All submissions must be completed by Friday, May 3, 2013.

6. Explanations should be at least 100 words as a minimum. Start each topic with "**1. Heading**"

__** Topics: **__ From Test 2: 1. #1,2,8 - Composite Functions 2. #4,12 - Solving Quadratic and Cubic Inequalities 3. #7 - Cubic and Quartic Factoring 4. #11 - Finding equation given 4 points 5. #13 - Long Division From Test 3: 6. #1 - Finding limits 7. #2 - Finding rates of change and max or min points 8. #3 - Piece-wise 9. # 4 - Equation of tangent line 10. #5 - Definition of the derivative 11. #7 - Points on a curve 12. #8 - Finding x and y intercepts and critical points 13. #8 - Finding intervals of increase and decrease