Econ 12 Self Assesment

Question: “How do you come up with ideas when you want to make something new at school or at home? Tell me about a time when you felt really good about a new idea you hadin class?”

During the stock market project, I used critical thinking and creative thinking in many ways. First, I had to set a goal. I made sure I understood the assignment’s goals before even starting the project. I carefully read the project specifications and realized what the objective was, and it was simple from here. Understanding everything is a key point to being successful when doing anything, even this project. This way by making an outline in my head I can easily go through the project without any issues. When doing this project, I mostly used to analyze and critique and question and investigate, to get to the final point. To come up with ideas is one thing to make something out of them is another thing. To get new ideas in class I mostly block out everything and everyone and focus as much as I can.

My Parabola: 𝑦=1/2(𝑥+1)^2−4

Explanation

In each parabola there are five varibles X, Y, a, h and k. Each of them represent something different. The X and Y values show which point on the graph the parabola runs through. The h and k represent the vertex. The h value also is the axis of symmetry and the k value shows you what kind of vertical shift the parabola will have. The h value on my parabola is +1 meaning my axis of symmetry will be x=-1 (reverse k value) The variable a shows which way the parabola opens, my a = 1/2 so, it opens up. If it was -1/2 it would open down. The difference between my parabola and y=x^2 is the h value. It is lower on the Y axis then it is on the standard graph.

Self Assessment

#1.) I represented the h value also known as the Axis of Symmetry in three different ways by graphing it on desmos, describing how it is used in my explanation and I explanied the difference between my parabola and the standard graph.

#2.) I used mathematical vocabulary throughout my explanation of the k value and using words like “parabola” and “vertical shift”

#3.) I used formatting by making the key components bold. The specific math terms and variables I used to explain the parabola are bolded to show the significance and to make it more clear for the reader.