Professor Kate Poirier | D046 | Fall 2023

Category: 6-point other class

 6-point problem-solving

Pavlo Havryshko

ENG 1101

What were the key or seminal moments for you in Malcolm X’s education narrative? Did he change his ideology or think about what was important to know or learn about through his reading? Can you relate your own excitement, enthusiasm (or negatively, your dread) of working with a mentor or with learning a new subject to Malcolm X’s?  Throughout, try to give us concrete, specific examples from the readings or from your own life experiences. 

Context :What were the key or seminal moments for you in Malcolm X’s education narrative?

Observations: I see that you need to  read an article. I see that you need to know something about Malcolm X. I see that you need to give some examples.

Questions: What should I read? Where do I get information on the questions?  How do I know if something is important in the article?

Strategies: first read the article then you answer the questions.

Concept: You need to know how to read. You need to know if the information is correct in the article

Conclusion: One of the key moments in the Malcolm X reading is that first he went to the prison because of burglary. Another moment was that during prison he read many books about African American slavery where he became a different person after prison. The  change of  his ideology is after reading many books about African American slavery he changed his religion to  Islam because many people that were white were christians and he hated them due to white people doing bad things to African American people that many of them are islam. One examples from my life that i can relate to the new subject learning of Malcom X’s is when Malcom x was having fun or excitement in learning new words that he never new and I had a similar thing is when I was doing algebra first I did not really liked the topic but than I started to have fun solving the problem and this is similar to Malcolm X.

6-point problem solving for Basics of 1-Dimensional Motion

  1. Physics (algebra-based) 1433
  2. The full text of the problem/question.
  3. A particle has a velocity of v=5 m/s initially and is later observed to have a velocity of v=-0.75 m/s. In what direction does the acceleration point, relative to the direction of the original displacement?
  4. 6 points
    • Context – Being able to solve for Direction and acceleration
    • Observations – We have an initial velocity of 5 m/s, The velocity later decreased to -0.75 m/s, There has been a change in order for the velocity to change.
    • Questions – How to find acceleration? How to find Displacement? How can Velocity change?
    • Strategies – Compare the different velocities
    • Concepts – I need to understand the factors like time, used to determine the velocity and what change in direction can cause an object to do.
    • Conclusion – The acceleration is going in the opposite direction of the initial velocity
  5. Your impression of how solving/answering the problem/question from your other course using the 6 points compared to solving HOT topics problems is.
    • Do you think the 6 points worked well for the particular topic you chose? Why or why not?
      • To a certain extent because it did help me break down the question which made it easier to find the conclusion but when it comes to more complicated or complex questions some of the 6 steps would have to be reinterpreted.
    • Did you have to reinterpret any of the 6 steps?
      • No not really.
    • Would you recommend the 6-point framework to your classmates in that class even if they’re not using it in their math class? Why or why not?
      • Yes to an extent, only for certain problems that don’t require much work because it can help with breaking down the questions
    • Any other thoughts you have about using the problem-solving framework in other classes.
      • I feel like it fits well with math, just math

OpenLab assignment: 6-point problem solving for another course

Due Monday, November 13

The 6-point problem-solving framework that we have been using for HOT topics questions can be used to solve problems in other disciplines too. Using the framework for one of your science or engineering classes would not be that different from using it for your HOT topics questions, but the framework can be applied in your arts, english, history, or any other of your classes too!

For this assignment, choose a problem/question from any one of your other classes and solve it using the 6-point framework. Depending on the topic/question you choose, you may have to reinterpret any of the 6 points to make them fit better. You can either type your work directly into a post or you can link to a photo of your hand written work.

Your post must include:

  1. The course code and name of the course.
  2. The full text of the problem/question.
  3. Your complete work for all 6 points, including your complete solution/answer in step 6.
  4. Your impression of how solving/answering the problem/question from your other course using the 6 points compared to solving HOT topics problems is.
    • Do you think the 6 points worked well for the particular topic you chose? Why or why not?
    • Did you have to reinterpret any of the 6 steps?
    • Would you recommend the 6-point framework to your classmates in that class even if they’re not using it in their math class? Why or why not?
    • Any other thoughts you have about using the problem-solving framework in other classes.
  5. Title: 6-point problem solving for [the discipline you’ve chosen]
  6. Category: 6-point other class