Assignment: Mini project — Patterns in Mathematics
Opened: Thursday, 8 October 2026, 7:28 AM
Due: Sunday, 20 December 2026, 7:28 AM
In this assignment you will design and build a small project that uses the ideas of "Patterns in Mathematics".
Instructions
Complete all tasks in order. Use the lessons of this chapter, show your own thinking, and do not copy answers from the textbook.
Tasks
- Design a small project that uses Introduction: The World Runs on Patterns. Use these ideas: pattern, skip-counting patterns, virahanka numbers, first way.
- Draw a flowchart or write the step-by-step algorithm of your project.
- Test your project (or trace it by hand) and record what happened.
- Write what you would improve next time.
Submission requirements
- Format: your project files or photos, the flowchart or algorithm, and a short reflection.
- Length: about one to two pages (200–300 words of writing).
- Submit online in this assignment as text and/or uploaded files before the due date.
Marks and assessment criteria
This assignment is marked out of 20 using the rubric below.
| Criterion | Levels (marks) | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and design | Excellent: clear, complete and well-reasoned plan (6) | Good: clear plan (4) | Satisfactory: basic plan (2) | Needs improvement: no plan (0) | 6 |
| Content and accuracy | Excellent: thorough, accurate and relevant (6) | Good: mostly accurate and relevant (4) | Satisfactory: some relevant content, some errors (2) | Needs improvement: little relevant or accurate content (0) | 6 |
| Application of learning | Excellent: applies ideas from several chapters correctly and creatively (4) | Good: applies ideas correctly (3) | Satisfactory: applies some ideas (2) | Needs improvement: little connection to the course (0) | 4 |
| Presentation | Excellent: neat, well organised and complete (4) | Good: mostly neat and organised (3) | Satisfactory: readable but disorganised in places (2) | Needs improvement: hard to follow or incomplete (0) | 4 |
| Total | 20 |
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