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MATH 3333 Linear Algebra I

Requirements for presentation projects

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Student Roles

Decide on the roles early on and write them down (you will specify the name for each role on a homework submission)

  • Learning the materials: all students
  • Working out computation and examples: all students
  • Presenters: all students
  • (Suggested) Facilitator: acts as a project manager; keeps the group on task and distributes the work
  • (Suggested) Calculator, fact-checker, typo checker: Go through the slides to check all of the calculation, by hand and also using a computing software
  • Decide on other roles that make sense to your group: video recorder, video editor, video uploader, Gradescope submitter, etc.

Slides requirements

  • You can edit/ improve your slides after you finish recording
  • You can use online slides such as Google Slides, Google Jamboard, Google Doc.
  • The presentation should be appropriate for the students in a Math 3333 course. Assume that they have not seen your topic before but are comfortable with materials from the first six weeks of lectures.

Organization:

  • A title page: the title of your presentation, your team name, and the names of the student presenters
  • Outline (optional but may be helpful to stay organized)
  • Content:
    • (Only if necessary) definitions
    • An example from our textbook, another source, or an example you come up with
    • An example for which the computation has not been completely worked out yet. You need to work out the solution. It could be from our textbook, another source, or an example you come up with
    • (Only if necessary) Facts and theorems you need for your examples
  • Closing page (this may be a page which says “Thank You” with a picture related to your topic)
  • References: The last page should be a list of references. The list should include our textbook. If you use examples, facts, or pictures from other sources, include those sources in the list. If you use software like Desmos, WolframAlpha, etc. please include this in your list of references as well. (A presentation is less formal than a paper, so any format is OK.)

Note:

  • You can take screenshots of figures from our textbook or other sources, as long as you provide references
  • Hand-drawn figures for new examples are fine, too

Things to look out for:

  • Your font shouldn’t be too small
  • Do not put long paragraphs on a slide
  • Do not take screenshots of paragraphs from your source. Paraphrase them instead.

Recording requirements

  • Between 9 and 12 minutes (if you absolutely need to go over, ask me)
  • Introduce yourself (“Hello, I am Emily G.”) before you start speaking
  • When you are done with your part, introduce the next speaker (“I would like to now invite …”). The next speaker can thank the previous speaker (“Thank you, Emily G. for the introduction”).

Live presentation and Q & A

You will present and listen to two other groups during class.

Requirements for being a live audience: Listen attentively to two other groups (or at least pretend to). Put all electronics away while you are acting as an audience member — this will help the presenters feel like you have their attention.

Q & A period

Each audience member should ask a question. If you are not sure what to say or ask, below are some suggestions.

Generic comments and compliments after listening to a presentation

  • Thank you for the nice presentation.
  • I especially like your … [mention a specific figure, an example, their presentation flow, etc]
  • I have never seen this application before. Thank you for explaining it so clearly.
  • Best presentation I have ever seen in my life.

Generic questions you can ask after listening to a presentation

  • If there is a slide that you missed or didn’t understand, ask the presenters to go back and explain a figure or example
  • How did you find [a particular example, if it’s not from the textbook and unusual]?
  • How did your group get interested in this topic (if it’s a topic that is less popular)?
  • (If you think this may have a connection to something else you’ve seen before) Ask about the connection.
  • Could this method be generalized to … ?
  • What was your favorite part of this application?

Grading Scheme of slides and video recording

Each item is worth 10%.

  1. Math: Explanation is at appropriate level for your audience (Math 3333 classmates who have never seen your topic but are comfortable with the first six weeks of class lectures).
  2. Math: Correct mathematics are presented during presentation and in slides.
  3. Math: Terminology, facts, and examples are explained clearly.
  4. Math: Effort has been made to do some research and independent thinking, e.g. not simply copying paragraphs from the textbook.
  5. The presentation is one whole presentation (as opposed to a collection of individual presentations). For example, all slides should follow the same style. Clear transitions between presentations are smooth.
  6. Visual aids (for example, slides or Jamboard) follow the requirements. They are legible and easy to see in the recording.
  7. There are no screenshots of paragraphs. (The only screenshots, if any, are images that are not easy to produce.) It’s clear that efforts have been made to minimize typos.
  8. Recording shows understanding of materials (not simply reading from a source).
  9. Sufficient team preparation and team practice are evident in the recording. Video length is within the specified range.
  10. Speakers introduce themselves. Speakers thank/ introduce other presenters. It is easy to identify which speaker is speaking at a given time. Voice is of appropriate volume and is clear.