I will be using a kind of a checklist to evaluate your conics memory aids. I’ll be looking for any 15 things from the list. As such, your mark will be out of 15, but the list has 20 things on it. Yes, it will be possible to get more than 100%! And, there is more than one way to arrive at a perfect mark.
Here’s the list:
- The basic info:
- all 4 conics
- their locus definitions
- their graphs, in all their possible orientations
- the rules that correspond to the conics/graphs
- the parameters for each conic: where they are in the rule, where they are in the graph
- all the parts of the conics, names, definitions, locations
- any and all formulas pertaining to parts
- any and all properties of the conic
- Organization:
- information presented in an orderly, logical, easy-to-follow way
- visual information as well as textual info, AND correspondence between them
- colour coding that makes it easy to see the organization – ie the parameter a is always coloured red in text and graph, or all your ellipse info is turquoise….
- Depth:
- the information is organized in your own order, so that I can see you didn’t just copy down all the notes I gave you
- comparisons between conics
- something new – something you noticed but that I never said
- Rigour:
- worked-out examples, like finding the rule given certain info, or solving your own problem involving conics
- actual concrete drawings of conics done with string(s) (hey, you could video yourself like I did! But no walls.) (I’m serious, put the pen down.)
- alternate forms of the rule
- inequations involving conics
- Extra:
- any use of tech that enhances the message (codecogs, geogebra demos, a voicethread, embedding using scribd……)
- publishing on blog without handwriting
So as you can see, if you just do the basic info, and it’s all there, and it’s all correct of course, you already have 8/15, which is almost a 60%. If you want to pass, just add one more thing. If you want to get 100%, well, you can do the math. Lol! Get it?