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Assignment 2: Final Exam: Reflection Paper"When am I ever going to use this?"
—Math students throughout the ages
Hopefully, this course has enlightened you to various and diverse applications of thinking mathematically. Math is more than a way to manipulate numbers and letters; math offers concrete skills in organizing, reasoning, building, planning, logical thinking, and a path to financial security. In this final assignment, you are asked to reflect on the skills you have learned and how they will be applied to your personal and professional life moving forward.
To prepare for this Reflection:
Review the weekly Discussion questions and responses.Consider how you have grown in knowledge and perspective since the beginning of the course.Think about the ways in which you use math in your everyday life that you previously may not have considered mathematical thinking.In what areas do you apply mathematical concepts?In what way might knowledge of mathematical concepts help you in your life?Reflect on any changes in the way you view math now versus when you began this course. If nothing has changed, reflect on why.How might you approach mathematics differently after this course?What mathematical skills have strengthened since the beginning of this course?By Day 7The assignment:
Compose a 2- to 3-page paper demonstrating your understanding of how mathematical thinking can be applied to your personal and professional life. Be sure to include the following:
Describe three of the skills you have acquired or improved upon in this course, and how these skills can be applied in:Your personal lifeYour academics (including this course)Your professional lifeDescribe two skills you feel you still would like to improve upon. How will improving these skills help you in your personal, academic, or professional life?Cite at least two examples to support your paper.Questions about this assignment? Post them in the Contact the Instructor area. That way, everyone in the class will see, and benefit from, the Instructor's response.
If something comes up that might prevent you from submitting your assignment on time, e-mail your Instructor immediately! Your Instructor's contact information is in the Instructor section.
Submission and Grading InformationTo submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK6Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.Click the Week 6 Assignment 2 link.Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK6Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
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