And The Winner Is
Guideline Sheet
MATH 132 Project 1, Spring 2002, Central College
Use this checklist as a guide while writing the assignment. It will be used to grade your project write up.
Does this paper:
  1. stand as an entire unit?
    1. Is there an introductory paragraph that states the problem and explains how the problem will be approached?
    2. Can the reader fully understand the situation without having seen the project description?
    3. Do the body paragraphs contain explanations of your calculations and support your conclusion of the (approximate or exact) times each horse finishes the race?
    4. Is there a final paragraph that summarizes the paper?
  2. explain how you determine under estimates and over estimates for each horse's finish time?
  3. calculate the exact time that UpAndDown and EndBurner finish the race?
  4. use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus at least once?
  5. clearly label diagrams, tables, graphs as well as define all variables, terminology, and notation used?
  6. use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation?
  7. contain correct mathematics?
  8. look like a professional report?