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Math 105 Achievement Summary

The achievement colors match the issues discussed in the Being a Mather page.

The syllabus has achievements help your grade in the following ways:

• Earning 30 or more achievement puts a + after your letter grade.

• Earning fewer than 14 achievements puts a − after your letter grade.

• Every 8 achievements reduces the number of required weekly quizzes by 1.

• Every color with 3 or more achievements reduces the number of required homeworks by 2.

• Every color with 3 or more achievements reduces the number of required discussions by 1.

After you give me your code name, the following drop-down menu will personalize this page with your achievements.

Select your code name:

Participate in Discussion

Voting Present

ask a question during class

Anyone? Anyone?

do a problem on the board during class

Happy Hour

participate in an office hour study session

Math Flix

watch a math video with a classmate, then talk about it together

Problem Solving Machine

do a second problem on the board during class

Field Photographer

turn in photos of two study groups or study sessions that you attended

This One Goes to Eleven

ask eleven questions during classes

Dynamic Duo

study for a math test with someone else

Devour Math

Fact Full

summarize the first chapter of Factfulness

There's an App for That

share what you learned about an app or podcast from the classroom library

Five Minutes of Fame

do a practice final problem on the board during class

Jack of All Trades

earn a passing score on every homework assignment

Explore Mathematics

Backyard Retreat

share what you did with one playground

Play Together

work on a playground with someone else

Kept Going

share what you did with a second playground

Cocktail Party

share personal learning about some geometry, algebra, number theory, topology, or business math

Analyze Real-Life Issues

A Math Problem Appears

And That's The Way It Is

find an example of our math topics in online news

More Details Just Arrived

find an example of our math topics in a print magazine or journal

Translating Real Life to Paper

To Battle!

for one weekly activity explain a problem during class

Second Down

for another weekly activity explain one problem during class

Three Shall be the Number

for a third weekly activity explain one problem during class

Connect Four

for a fourth weekly activity explain one problem during class

Law of Fives

for a fifth weekly activity explain one problem during class

Move Numbers on Paper

Handwriting Analysis

for one weekly homework show all 16 characteristics of well-written problems

Side by Side

for another weekly homework show all 16 characteristics of well-written problems

Well Lit

for a third weekly homework show all 16 characteristics of well-written problems

The Write Stuff

for a fourth weekly homework show all 16 characteristics of well-written problems

The Fifth Element

for a fifth weekly homework show all 16 characteristics of well-written problems

(If I was teaching in a normal term this section would have achievements for completing each of the homework assignments. I did not prepare those for this term. Part of teaching remotely is that I am much more generous about telling students which homework problems they get correct instead of forcing them to compare work during class time. Sadly, you get less practice with the valuable skill of discussing your homework drafts with classmates.)