Introductory QA

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course Phy 201

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Question: `q003. If you are earning 8 dollars / hour, how long will it take

you to earn $72? The answer may well be obvious, but explain as best you can

how you reasoned out your result.

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Your solution: (type in your solution starting in the next line)

For x hours and P profit, 8*x=P

To get profit of 72, 8*x=72

Divide both sides by 8 to get x = 72/8

x=9

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Your Confidence Rating should be entered on the line above, after the colon at

the end of the prompt.

Your Confidence Rating is a number from 0 to 3, which is to indicate your level

of confidence in your solution.

3 indicates that you believe you have addressed all discrepancies between

the given solution and your solution, in such a way as to demonstrate your

complete understanding of the situation.

2 indicates that you believe you addressed most of the discrepancies

between the given solution and your solution but are unsure of some aspects of

the situation; you would at this point consider including a question or a

statement of what you're not sure you understand

1 indicates that you believe you understand the overall idea of the

solution but have not been able to address the specifics of the discrepancies

between your solution and the given solution; in this case you would normally

include a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand

0 indicates that you don't understand the given solution, and/or can't make

a reasonable judgement about whether or not your solution is correct; in this

case you would be expected to address the given solution phrase-by-phrase and

state what you do and do not understand about each phrase)

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Given Solution: Many students simply know, at the level of common sense, that

if we divide $72 by $8 / hour we get 9 hours, so 9 hours are required.

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Self-critique (if necessary): If you are sure your solution matches the given

solution, and/or are sure you completely understand the given solution, then

just type in 'OK'.

Otherwise you should include a self-critique. In your self-critique you should

explain in your own words how your solution differs from the given solution,

and demonstrate what you did not originally understand but now understand about

the problem and its solution.

Note that your instructor scans your document for questions and indications

that you are having difficulty, usually beginning with your self-critique.

If no self-critique is present, your instructor assumes you understand the

solution to your satisfaction and do not need additional information or

assistance.

If you do not fully understand the given solution, and/or if you still have

questions after reading and taking notes on the given solution, you should

self-critique in the manner described in the preceding paragraph.

Insert your 'OK' or your self-critique, as appropriate, starting in the next

line:

OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

Your self-critique rating should be entered on the line above, after the colon

at the end of the prompt.

Your self-critique rating is a number from 0 to 3, which is to indicate your

level of confidence in your solution.

(If you believe your solution matches the given solution then just type in

'OK'.

Otherwise evaluate the quality of your self-critique by typing in a number

between 0 and 3.

3 indicates that you believe you have addressed all discrepancies

between the given solution and your solution, in such a way as to demonstrate

your complete understanding of the situation.

2 indicates that you believe you addressed most of the discrepancies

between the given solution and your solution but are unsure of some aspects of

the situation; you would at this point consider including a question or a

statement of what you're not sure you understand

1 indicates that you believe you understand the overall idea of the

solution but have not been able to address the specifics of the discrepancies

between your solution and the given solution; in this case you would normally

include a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand

0 indicates that you don't understand the given solution, and/or can't

make a reasonable judgement about whether or not your solution is correct; in

this case you would be expected to address the given solution phrase-by-phrase

and state what you do and do not understand about each phrase)

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Question: `q004. Calculate (8 + 3) * 5 and 8 + 3 * 5, indicating the order of

your steps. Explain, as best you can, the reasons for the difference in your

results.

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Your solution: (type in your solution starting in the next line)

(8 + 3) * 5

(11) * 5

55

8 + 3 * 5

8 + 15

23

When simplifying an expression with multiple kinds of operations, you follow

the order PEMDAS. (Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition,

Subtraction).

By following this order, the expression within the parenthetical must be

simplified first, followed by the expressions outside the parenthetical.

In the expression without a parenthetical, you still follow the order of

PEMDAS, multiplying before adding.

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Your Confidence Rating should be entered on the line above, after the colon at

the end of the prompt.

Your Confidence Rating is a number from 0 to 3, which is to indicate your level

of confidence in your solution.

3 means you are at least 90% confident of your solution, or that you are

confident you got at least 90% of the solution

2 means that you are more that 50% confident of your solution, or that you are

confident you got at least 50% of the solution

1 means that you think you probably got at least some of the solution correct

but don't think you got the whole thing

0 means that you're pretty sure you didn't get anything right)

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Given Solution: (8 + 3) * 5 and 8 + 3 * 5

To evaluate (8 + 3) * 5, you will first do the calculation in parentheses. 8 +

3 = 11, so

(8 + 3) * 5 = 11 * 5 = 55.

To evaluate 8 + 3 * 5 you have to decide which operation to do first, 8 + 3 or

3 * 5. You should be familiar with the order of operations, which tells you

that multiplication precedes addition. The first calculation to do is

therefore 3 * 5, which is equal to 15. Thus

8 + 3 * 5 = 8 + 15 = 23

The results are different because the grouping in the first expression dictates

that the addition be done first.

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Self-critique (if necessary): If you are sure your solution matches the given

solution, and/or are sure you completely understand the given solution, then

just type in 'OK'.

Otherwise you should include a self-critique. In your self-critique you should

explain in your own words how your solution differs from the given solution,

and demonstrate what you did not originally understand but now understand about

the problem and its solution.

Note that your instructor scans your document for questions and indications

that you are having difficulty, usually beginning with your self-critique.

If no self-critique is present, your instructor assumes you understand the

solution to your satisfaction and do not need additional information or

assistance.

If you do not fully understand the given solution, and/or if you still have

questions after reading and taking notes on the given solution, you should

self-critique in the manner described in the preceding paragraph.

Insert your 'OK' or your self-critique, as appropriate, starting in the next

line:

OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

Your self-critique rating should be entered on the line above, after the colon

at the end of the prompt.

Your self-critique rating is a number from 0 to 3, which is to indicate your

level of confidence in your solution.

(If you believe your solution matches the given solution then just type in

'OK'.

Otherwise evaluate the quality of your self-critique by typing in a number

between 0 and 3.

3 indicates that you believe you have addressed all discrepancies

between the given solution and your solution, in such a way as to demonstrate

your complete understanding of the situation.

2 indicates that you believe you addressed most of the discrepancies

between the given solution and your solution but are unsure of some aspects of

the situation; you would at this point consider including a question or a

statement of what you're not sure you understand

1 indicates that you believe you understand the overall idea of the

solution but have not been able to address the specifics of the discrepancies

between your solution and the given solution; in this case you would normally

include a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand

0 indicates that you don't understand the given solution, and/or can't

make a reasonable judgement about whether or not your solution is correct; in

this case you would be expected to address the given solution phrase-by-phrase

and state what you do and do not understand about each phrase)

In subsequent problems the detailed instructions that accompanied the first

four problems are missing. We assume you will know to follow the same

instructions in answering the remaining questions.

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Question: `q005. Calculate (2^4) * 3 and 2^(4 * 3), indicating the order of

your steps. Explain, as best you can, the reasons for the difference in your

results. Note that the symbol '^' indicates raising to a power. For example,

4^3 means 4 raised to the third power, which is the same as 4 * 4 * 4 = 64.

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Your solution:

(2^4) * 3

(16) * 3

48

2^(4 * 3)

2^(12)

4096

Again, the order of operations (PEMDAS) must be followed. Thus, the

parenthetical expression must be solved first, even before the exponential.

In the first case, the exponential is within the parenthetical and must be

solved first. However, it would have been solved first even without the

parenthetical due to the order of operations.

The second expression succesfully changed the order, making the multiplication

first and drastically altering the value of the expression.

confidence rating #$&*:

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Your Confidence Rating should be entered on the line above, after the colon at

the end of the prompt.

Your Confidence Rating is a number from 0 to 3, which is to indicate your level

of confidence in your solution.

3 means you are at least 90% confident of your solution, or that you are

confident you got at least 90% of the solution

2 means that you are more that 50% confident of your solution, or that you are

confident you got at least 50% of the solution

1 means that you think you probably got at least some of the solution correct

but don't think you got the whole thing

0 means that you're pretty sure you didn't get anything right)

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Given Solution:

To evaluate (2^4) * 3 we first evaluate the grouped expression 2^4, which is

the fourth power of 2, equal to 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 16. So we have

(2^4) * 3 = 16 * 3 = 48.

To evaluate 2^(4 * 3) we first do the operation inside the parentheses,

obtaining 4 * 3 = 12. We therefore get

2^(4 * 3) = 2^12 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 4096.

It is easy to multiply by 2, and the powers of 2 are important, so it's

appropriate to have asked you to do this problem without using a calculator.

Had the exponent been much higher, or had the calculation been, say, 3^12, the

calculation would have become tedious and error-prone, and the calculator would

have been recommended.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Question: `q006. Calculate 3 * 5 - 4 * 3 ^ 2 and 3 * 5 - (4 * 3)^2 according

to the standard order of operations, indicating the order of your steps.

Explain, as best you can, the reasons for the difference in your results.

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Your solution:

3 * 5 - 4 * 3 ^ 2

3 * 5 - 4 * 9

15 - 36

-21

3 * 5 - (4 * 3)^2

3 * 5 - (12)^2

3 * 5 - 144

15 - 144

-129

Again, the parenthesis changes the order of operations given by PEMDAS.

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Given Solution:

To calculate 3 * 5 - 4 * 3 ^ 2, the first operation is the exponentiation

operation ^.

The two numbers involved in the exponentiation are 3 and 2; the 4 is

'attached' to the 3 by multiplication, and this multiplication can't be done

until the exponentiation has been performed.

The exponentiation operation is therefore 3^2 = 9, and the expression

becomes 3 * 5 - 4 * 9.

Evaluating this expression, the multiplications 3 * 5 and 4 * 9 must be

performed before the subtraction. 3 * 5 = 15 and 4 * 9 = 36 so we now have

3 * 5 - 4 * 3 ^ 2 = 3 * 5 - 4 * 9 = 15 - 36 = -21.

To calculate 3 * 5 - (4 * 3)^2 we first do the operation in parentheses,

obtaining 4 * 3 = 12. Then we apply the exponentiation to get 12 ^2 = 144.

Finally we multiply 3 * 5 to get 15. Putting this all together we get

3 * 5 - (4 * 3)^2 =

3 * 5 - 12^2 =

3 * 5 - 144 =

15 - 144 =

-129.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

In the next three problems, the graphs will be of one of the basic shapes

listed below. You will be asked to construct graphs for three simple

functions, and determine which of the depicted graphs each of your graphs most

closely resembles. At this point you won't be expected to know these terms or

these graph shapes; if at some point in your course you are expected to know

these things, they will be presented at that point.

Linear:

Quadratic or parabolic:

Exponential:

Odd power:

Fractional positive power:

Even negative power:

partial graph of polynomial of degree 3

more extensive graph of polynomial of degree 3

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Question: `q007. Let y = 2 x + 3. (Note: Liberal Arts Mathematics students

are encouraged to do this problem, but are not required to do it).

Evaluate y for x = -2. What is your result? In your solution explain the

steps you took to get this result.

Evaluate y for x values -1, 0, 1 and 2. Write out a copy of the table

below. In your solution give the y values you obtained in your table.

x y

-2 -1

-1 1

0 3

1 5

2 7

Sketch a graph of y vs. x on a set of coordinate axes resembling the one

shown below. You may of course adjust the scale of the x or the y axis to best

depict the shape of your graph.

In your solution, describe your graph in words, and indicate which of the

graphs depicted previously your graph most resembles. Explain why you chose

the graph you did.

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Your solution:

To get the y-value for x = -2 in the equation y = 2 x + 3, I followed these

steps:

y = 2 x + 3

y = 2 (-2) + 3

y = -4 + 3

y = -1

The graph of y = 2 x + 3 is of a linear function, with a slope of 2 and a y-

intercept of 3. The graph is on an x-y coordinate plane, and was marked at

integers. On the x-axis, I ticked values from -3 to 3, and on the y-axis

values from -1 to 7. The resulting line is sloped upwards, intersecting the

y-axis at (0, 3) and the x-axis at (-1.5, 0).

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Given Solution:

Two slightly different explanations are give below, one by a student and one by

the instructor. Neither format is inherently better than the other.

GOOD SOLUTION BY STUDENT:

First we need to complete the table. I have added a column to the right of the

table to show the calculation of “y” when we us the “x” values as given.

x y Calculation: If y = 2x + 3

-2 -1 If x = -2, then y = 2(-2)+3 = -4+3 = -1

-1 1 If x= -1, then y = 2(-1)+3 = -2+3 = 1

0 3 If x= 0, then y = 2(0)+3 = 0+3 = 3

1 5 If x= 1, then y = 2(1)+3 = 2+3 = 5

2 7 If x= 2, then y = 2(2)+3 = 4+3 = 7

Once an answer has been determined, the “y” value can be filled in. Now we have

both the “x” and “y” values and we can begin our graph. The charted values

continue on a straight line representing a linear function as shown above.

INSTRUCTOR'S SOLUTION:

We easily evaluate the expression:

When x = -2, we get y = 2 x + 3 = 2 * (-2) + 3 = -4 + 3 = -1.

When x = -1, we get y = 2 x + 3 = 2 * (-1) + 3 = -2 + 3 = 1.

When x = 0, we get y = 2 x + 3 = 2 * (0) + 3 = 0 + 3 = 3.

When x = 1, we get y = 2 x + 3 = 2 * (1) + 3 = 2 + 3 = 5.

When x = 2, we get y = 2 x + 3 = 2 * (2) + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7.

Filling in the table we have

x y

-2 -1

-1 1

0 3

1 5

2 7

When we graph these points we find that they lie along a straight line.

Only one of the depicted graphs consists of a straight line, and we conclude

that the appropriate graph is the one labeled 'linear'.

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Self-critique (if necessary): I did not fully explain the steps for acquiring

every one of the points in the table. I completed the proper steps, I just did

not write each one of them out as it was not specifically asked for in the

instructions. I will be more thorough in the future.

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Question: `q008. Let y = x^2 + 3. (Note: Liberal Arts Mathematics students

are encouraged to do this problem, but are not required to do it).

Evaluate y for x = -2. What is your result? In your solution explain the

steps you took to get this result.

Evaluate y for x values -1, 0, 1 and 2. Write out a copy of the table

below. In your solution give the y values you obtained in your table.

x y

-2

-1

0

1

2

Sketch a graph of y vs. x on a set of coordinate axes resembling the one

shown below. You may of course adjust the scale of the x or the y axis to best

depict the shape of your graph.

In your solution, describe your graph in words, and indicate which of the

graphs depicted previously your graph most resembles. Explain why you chose

the graph you did.

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Your solution:

For y = x^2 + 3 then

x = -2 results in y = (-2)^2 + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7

x = -1 results in y = (-1)^2 + 3 = 1 + 3 = 4

x = 0 results in y = (0)^2 + 3 = 0 + 3 = 3

x = 1 results in y = (1)^2 + 3 = 1 + 3 = 4

x = 2 results in y = (2)^2 + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7

The completed table reads

x y

-2 7

-1 4

0 3

1 4

2 7

As y = x^2 is the equation of a standard squaring function (parabola) centered

at the origin, understanding of this graph is possible without sketching or

plotting any of the points. It is the same squaring function, tranposed up

vertically 3. The vertex of the parabola now rests at 3.

When graphed, my claims in the previous paragraph are proven.

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Given Solution:

Evaluating y = x^2 + 3 at the five points:

If x = -2 then we obtain y = x^2 + 3 = (-2)^2 + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7.

If x = -1 then we obtain y = x^2 + 3 = (-1)^2 + 3 = ` + 3 = 4.

If x = 0 then we obtain y = x^2 + 3 = (0)^2 + 3 = 0 + 3 = 3.

If x = 1 then we obtain y = x^2 + 3 = (1)^2 + 3 = 1 + 3 = 4.

If x = 2 then we obtain y = x^2 + 3 = (2)^2 + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7.

The table becomes

x y

-2 7

-1 4

0 3

1 4

2 7

We note that there is a symmetry to the y values. The lowest y value is 3, and

whether we move up or down the y column from the value 3, we find the same

numbers (i.e., if we move 1 space up from the value 3 the y value is 4, and if

we move one space down we again encounter 4; if we move two spaces in either

direction from the value 3, we find the value 7).

A graph of y vs. x has its lowest point at (0, 3).

If we move from this point, 1 unit to the right our graph rises 1 unit, to (1,

4), and if we move 1 unit to the left of our 'low point' the graph rises 1

unit, to (-1, 4).

If we move 2 units to the right or the left from our 'low point', the graph

rises 4 units, to (2, 7) on the right, and to (-2, 7) on the left.

Thus as we move from our 'low point' the graph rises up, becoming increasingly

steep, and the behavior is the same whether we move to the left or right of our

'low point'. This reflects the symmetry we observed in the table. So our

graph will have a right-left symmetry.

Two of the depicted graphs curve upward away from the 'low point'. One is the

graph labeled 'quadratic or parabolic'. The other is the graph labeled

'partial graph of degree 3 polynomial'.

If we look closely at these graphs, we find that only the first has the right-

left symmetry, so the appropriate graph is the 'quadratic or parabolic' graph.

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Self-critique (if necessary): I used a different method that the solution

listed, but still arrived at an identical answer.

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Self-critique Rating: 3

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Question: `q009. Let y = 2 ^ x + 3. (Note: Liberal Arts Mathematics

students are encouraged to do this problem, but are not required to do it).

Evaluate y for x = 1. What is your result? In your solution explain the

steps you took to get this result.

Evaluate y for x values 2, 3 and 4. Write out a copy of the table below.

In your solution give the y values you obtained in your table.

x y

1

2

3

4

Sketch a graph of y vs. x on a set of coordinate axes resembling the one

shown below. You may of course adjust the scale of the x or the y axis to best

depict the shape of your graph.

In your solution, describe your graph in words, and indicate which of the

graphs depicted previously your graph most resembles. Explain why you chose

the graph you did.

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Your solution:

For y = 2 ^ x + 3,

if x = 1, then y = 2 ^ (1) + 3 = 2 + 3 = 5

if x = 2, then y = 2 ^ (2) + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7

if x = 3, then y = 2 ^ (3) + 3 = 8 + 3 = 11

if x = 4, then y = 2 ^ (4) + 3 = 16 + 3 = 19

The table is

x y

1 5

2 7

3 11

4 19

As the previous question's graph was a standard parabola transposed up 3, this

is a standard exponential graph with base 2, transposed up 3. My hand-drawn

graph supports this by depicting a steep curve up, and plotting more points

reveals the left side reaches a horizontal asymptote at y = 3.

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Given Solution:

Recall that the exponentiation in the expression 2^x + 1 must be done before,

not after the addition.

When x = 1 we obtain y = 2^1 + 3 = 2 + 3 = 5.

When x = 2 we obtain y = 2^2 + 3 = 4 + 3 = 7.

When x = 3 we obtain y = 2^3 + 3 = 8 + 3 = 11.

When x = 4 we obtain y = 2^4 + 3 = 16 + 3 = 19.

x y

1 5

2 7

3 11

4 19

Looking at the numbers in the y column we see that they increase as we go down

the column, and that the increases get progressively larger. In fact if we

look carefully we see that each increase is double the one before it, with

increases of 2, then 4, then 8.

When we graph these points we find that the graph rises as we go from left to

right, and that it rises faster and faster. From our observations on the table

we know that the graph in fact that the rise of the graph doubles with each

step we take to the right.

The only graph that increases from left to right, getting steeper and steeper

with each step, is the graph labeled 'exponential'.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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Question: `q010. If you divide a certain positive number by 1, is the result

greater than the original number, less than the original number or equal to the

original number, or does the answer to this question depend on the original

number?

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Your solution:

By the rules of fractions, every positive number greater than zero can be

rewritten as x/1, by simply multiplying 1/1 (which equals 1) by the number. As

a result, every positive number divided by 1 will also equal 1.

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Given Solution: If you divide any number by 1, the result is the same as the

original number. Doesn't matter what the original number is, if you divide it

by 1, you don't change it.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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Question: `q011. If you divide a certain positive number by a number greater

than 1, is the result greater than the original number, less than the original

number or equal to the original number, or does the answer to this question

depend on the original number?

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Your solution: It will always be less than the original number.

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Given Solution: If you split something up into equal parts, the more parts you

have, the less will be in each one. Dividing a positive number by another

number is similar. The bigger the number you divide by, the less you get.

Now if you divide a positive number by 1, the result is the same as your

original number. So if you divide the positive number by a number greater than

1, what you get has to be smaller than the original number. Again it doesn't

matter what the original number is, as long as it's positive.

Students will often reason from examples. For instance, the following

reasoning might be offered:

OK, let's say the original number is 36. Let's divide 36 be a few numbers

and see what happens:

36/2 = 18. Now 3 is bigger than 2, and

36 / 3 = 12. The quotient got smaller. Now 4 is bigger than 3, and

36 / 4 = 9. The quotient got smaller again. Let's skip 5 because it

doesn't divide evenly into 36.

36 / 6 = 4. Again we divided by a larger number and the quotient was

smaller.

I'm convinced.

That is a pretty convincing argument, mainly because it is so consistent with

our previous experience. In that sense it's a good argument. It's also

useful, giving us a concrete example of how dividing by bigger and bigger

numbers gives us smaller and smaller results.

However specific examples, however convincing and however useful, don't

actually prove anything. The argument given at the beginning of this solution

is general, and applies to all positive numbers, not just the specific positive

number chosen here.

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Self-critique (if necessary): I should have given more detailed explanation of

my statement. My statement was correct, however.

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Self-critique Rating: 3

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Question: `q012. If you divide a certain positive number by a positive number

less than 1, is the result greater than the original number, less than the

original number or equal to the original number, or does the answer to this

question depend on the original number?

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Your solution: Because x / (1/2) is equal to x * 2, then as a result of

question 11's proof, the answer must alway be larger than the original number.

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Given Solution: If you split something up into equal parts, the more parts you

have, the less will be in each one. Dividing a positive number by some other

number is similar. The bigger the number you divide by, the less you get. The

smaller the number you divide by, the more you get.

Now if you divide a positive number by 1, the result is the same as your

original number. So if you divide the positive number by a positive number

less than 1, what you get has to be larger than the original number. Again it

doesn't matter what the original number is, as long as it's positive.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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Question: `q013. Students often get the basic answers to nearly all, or even

all these questions, correct. Your instructor has however never seen anyone

who addressed all the subtleties in the given solutions in their self-

critiques, and it is very common for a student to have given no self-critiques.

It is very likely that there is something in the given solutions that is not

expressed in your solution.

This doesn't mean that you did a bad job. If you got most of the 'answers'

right, you did fine.

However, in order to better understand the process, you are asked here to go

back and find something in one of the given solutions that you did not address

in your solution, and insert a self-critique. You should choose something that

isn't trivial to you--something you're not 100% sure you understand.

If you can't find anything, you can indicate this below, and the instructor

will point out something and request a response (the instructor will select

something reasonable, but will then expect a very good and complete response).

However it will probably be less work for you if you find something yourself.

Your response should be inserted at the appropriate place in this document, and

should be indicated by preceding it with ####.

As an answer to this question, include a copy of whatever you inserted above,

or an indication that you can't find anything.

your answer: vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv For question #7: I did not fully explain the steps for acquiring

every one of the points in the table. I completed the proper steps, I just did

not write each one of them out as it was not specifically asked for in the

instructions. I will be more thorough in the future."

Self-critique (if necessary):

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Self-critique rating:

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Question: `q013. Students often get the basic answers to nearly all, or even

all these questions, correct. Your instructor has however never seen anyone

who addressed all the subtleties in the given solutions in their self-

critiques, and it is very common for a student to have given no self-critiques.

It is very likely that there is something in the given solutions that is not

expressed in your solution.

This doesn't mean that you did a bad job. If you got most of the 'answers'

right, you did fine.

However, in order to better understand the process, you are asked here to go

back and find something in one of the given solutions that you did not address

in your solution, and insert a self-critique. You should choose something that

isn't trivial to you--something you're not 100% sure you understand.

If you can't find anything, you can indicate this below, and the instructor

will point out something and request a response (the instructor will select

something reasonable, but will then expect a very good and complete response).

However it will probably be less work for you if you find something yourself.

Your response should be inserted at the appropriate place in this document, and

should be indicated by preceding it with ####.

As an answer to this question, include a copy of whatever you inserted above,

or an indication that you can't find anything.

your answer: vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv For question #7: I did not fully explain the steps for acquiring

every one of the points in the table. I completed the proper steps, I just did

not write each one of them out as it was not specifically asked for in the

instructions. I will be more thorough in the future."

Self-critique (if necessary):

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Self-critique rating:

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