Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
MU123 Discovering mathematics
MU123
EMA 2020B
Covers the whole module Cut-off date 15 September 2020
Submission instructions
There are some important differences in the procedure for preparing and
submitting this end-of-module assessment (EMA) compared to that for
submitting TMAs.
Before beginning this assignment, you must read the EMA page on the
MU123 website for all instructions relating to the EMA.
Your score out of 5 for good mathematical communication (GMC) will be
recorded against Question 7. You do not have to submit any work for
Question 7.
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Question 1 – 2 marks
Think back over your experience of studying MU123. Think about what has
gone well, or what has not gone so well.
(a) Describe one change that you have made, or plan to make, to your
studying. [1]
(b) Describe how you hope that the change will make your studying more
effective.
If you think that no changes are necessary, then explain why. [1]
Question 2 – 17 marks
Leroy is considering financial investments and has heard a lot about
cryptocurrencies. He decides to look at the funds raised in cryptocurrency
internationally to get a sense of cryptocurrencies as an investment option.
He looks at the monthly figures for two consecutive 15-month periods from
April 2017 to September 2019 inclusive. The data are recorded in Table 1.
Table 1 Funds raised in cryptocurrency (successful token sales) in millions
of US dollars from April 2017 to September 2019
Period 1: April 2017 to June 2018 Period 2: July 2018 to September 2019
81.8 870.5
289.7 1039.0
672.1 572.9
492.8 644.6
427.0 456.3
868.8 528.6
998.0 304.3
825.9 191.4
1778.6 288.9
2156.8 238.0
1717.6 1270.5
4527.6 287.3
1268.0 115.4
2016.1 78.1
5822.8 301.6
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MU123 Discovering mathematics
MU123
EMA 2020B
Covers the whole module Cut-off date 15 September 2020
Submission instructions
There are some important differences in the procedure for preparing and
submitting this end-of-module assessment (EMA) compared to that for
submitting TMAs.
Before beginning this assignment, you must read the EMA page on the
MU123 website for all instructions relating to the EMA.
Your score out of 5 for good mathematical communication (GMC) will be
recorded against Question 7. You do not have to submit any work for
Question 7.
Copyright c 2020 The Open University WEB 08417 5
21.1
, MU123 EMA Cut-off date 15 September 2020
Question 1 – 2 marks
Think back over your experience of studying MU123. Think about what has
gone well, or what has not gone so well.
(a) Describe one change that you have made, or plan to make, to your
studying. [1]
(b) Describe how you hope that the change will make your studying more
effective.
If you think that no changes are necessary, then explain why. [1]
Question 2 – 17 marks
Leroy is considering financial investments and has heard a lot about
cryptocurrencies. He decides to look at the funds raised in cryptocurrency
internationally to get a sense of cryptocurrencies as an investment option.
He looks at the monthly figures for two consecutive 15-month periods from
April 2017 to September 2019 inclusive. The data are recorded in Table 1.
Table 1 Funds raised in cryptocurrency (successful token sales) in millions
of US dollars from April 2017 to September 2019
Period 1: April 2017 to June 2018 Period 2: July 2018 to September 2019
81.8 870.5
289.7 1039.0
672.1 572.9
492.8 644.6
427.0 456.3
868.8 528.6
998.0 304.3
825.9 191.4
1778.6 288.9
2156.8 238.0
1717.6 1270.5
4527.6 287.3
1268.0 115.4
2016.1 78.1
5822.8 301.6
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