radical220 Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Hi all, So I previously posted a topic that I wanted to do but I decided to change it to investigating continued fractions. Do you all think its a good idea for an sl course or is it to basic? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Math Helper Posted August 26, 2016 Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 Topics like these can generally demonstrate good mathematical understanding but have little opportunity to show personal engagement and more importantly critical reflection. The fear is you might just end up rehashing everything that's on a wikipedia page and thus show no creativity on your own. I don't recommend this idea. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radical220 Posted August 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2016 13 minutes ago, IB Math Helper said: Topics like these can generally demonstrate good mathematical understanding but have little opportunity to show personal engagement and more importantly critical reflection. The fear is you might just end up rehashing everything that's on a wikipedia page and thus show no creativity on your own. I don't recommend this idea. Thanks I think I'm just going to stick with modelling dengue using the SIR model. Do you think that it would be a good idea or is it too common to get a high score? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB Math Helper Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 It's getting to be too common especially because there's an IA example out there already: https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/live-exist/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=d_5_matsl_tsm_1205_1_e&part=2&chapter=17 But still, go with it if you're comfortable with the idea. I recommend "making it your own" by coming up with a new situation and exploring the dynamics of the SIR model of that situation. You can greatly increase your personal engagement score by citing experts who have referenced this model (as long as the citations truly add further depth and understanding of the model). Best of efforts with this topic. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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