Due Sunday, Sunday, February 28, 11:59pm

This week’s group assignment is almost identical to your group assignment from Week 2. The only difference this week is that you will focus on Standards 3 and 4. The instructions are updated here.

Before you meet with your group

  1. Open your HOT topics portfolio in WeBWorK/Rederly. Locate the two questions corresponding with HOT topics Standard 3: Evaluate definite and indefinite integrals using trigonometric substitution and Standard 4: Evaluate definite and indefinite integrals using partial fraction decomposition. (You can see all HOT topics standards here.)

When you meet with your group

  1. Review your group’s community agreement. Does it need updating?
  2. As a group, share your HOT topic portfolio Standard 3 questions with each other (you can add screenshots to a shared Google doc, for example). If anyone needs help determining which of their HOT topic portfolio questions aligns with Standard 3, help them figure out which one it is. What do all of your problems have in common? Discuss how you knew this was the Standard 3 question.
  3. Choose one of the group member’s Standard 3 questions to solve as a group. (You can all write on the BCU whiteboard, for example.)
  4. As a group, write up a careful solution for the Standard 3 problem that includes a written description of what is happening at each step. Highlight which of the steps are most important in terms of meeting Standard 3.
  5. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 with your Standard 4 questions.
  6. Spend some time with your group discussing the how your HOT topic presentations are going. What is working for you? How can you help your group members prepare better for their presentations? What suggestions or questions do you have for your group members?
  7. Discuss anything else you’d like to discuss as a group. Does anyone have questions about this week’s lesson or WeBWorK? Does anyone have questions about how our course is structured? Now is your chance to discuss them with each other!

Secretary’s report

Due on the OpenLab Sunday, February 28 at 11:59pm

The secretary’s OpenLab post must include:

  1. The title: Group n Week 4 group post – HOT topics Standards 3 & 4 (where n is your group number)
  2. The group members who were present.
  3. A report of the discussion of the groups’ community agreements and any updates to your own group’s agreement.
  4. Your group’s careful solutions for the Standard 3 question and the Standard 4 question. (You may include a photo of hand-written work if you like.)
  5. Anything else the secretary would like to report.
  6. Select the category Week 4 group post before publishing.

All group members whose names appear in the secretary’s report will earn participation credit.