Mathematics Essay

My heart was pounding. Mathematics has never been my forte. I slouched at my desk isolated from my peers in our begrimed classroom, dreading the exam that was placed on my desk. Although, I knew the assessment was aimed at measuring my improvement and general understanding of mathematics opposed to a reflection of my overall ability, it still made me nervous (Emdad, 2009). More importantly, I was nervous because every lesson, Mr Phail stands at the front of the class speaking gibberish about…

Introduction Mathematics is a constantly changing world that develops and makes new advances every day that produces new problems to solve and new knowledge to build on (Dole, 2013). Therefore it is important for teachers to deliver authentic learning tasks that provide students with real world influences and allow students to not be overwhelmed by the concept of mathematics but actually relish and understand the process. This is done by getting to know students and their individual learning…

Al-Uqlidisi also confirms the general societal perception of Greek superiority over the Indians in mathematics when explaining the use of paper instead of the dust board. He says, 'we may hide it [Indian method] also by means [paper], so that one who sees him that computes with it does not know that it is Hindi, but thinks that it is Rumi '. Here he suggests that the utilization of paper would allow the general people to calculate by writing, similarly to the dust board, but would look neater,…

1) According to National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM, 2010) ascertained the standards for mathematical practices are divided into eight broad categories such as make sense of a problem to solve, reason abstractly/quantitatively, construct a viable argument/critique reasoning, model with mathematics, use appropriate tools, attend to precision, make use of structure, and express regularity in repeated reasoning. An NCTM…

being able to apply these skills to daily life, such as when calculating a salary or general problem. This is important because numeracy is used in many every-day activities and in many different careers. In my school life, I use numeracy during mathematics class, and during science when conducting experiments and writing up the corresponding practical reports. In the future I will use numeracy at work when analysing my salary and possibly workforce projections or reports. In society as a whole,…

teacher learning: ( 1) traditional professional development workshops, ( 2) a professional community-based activity that offered support to teachers using new curriculum units, and ( 3) the Integrated Mathematics Assessment (IMA) approach, which directly engaged teachers in learning the mathematics in the new curriculum and developing pedagogical content knowledge necessary to teach the curriculum”. The students whose teachers partook in the IMA program showed the most significant gains in…

outcome of learning mathematics is the development of one’s mathematical confidence (Ernest 22). This includes being confident in one’s personal knowledge in mathematics, in applying previously learned mathematical knowledge in various situations and contexts, and acquisition of additional knowledge and skills when needed. Mathematical confidence translates to success in dealing with math problems and mathematics in general, thereby decreasing one’s negative attitudes towards mathematics and…

Mathematical modeling is a process where the mathematical knowledge, the skills and strategies that students already know are used to investigate and solve real world situations. Mathematics modeling in PreK-8th grade starts out with a real world problem. The teacher no longer plays the role of teacher, but more so a facilitator, that guides the students into what tools and strategies they already know, that would help them solve the problem given. These problems or situations or tasks, are…

Mathematics is the motor which drives the sciences and is essential to many other subjects. The sciences approach the truth but it is only through the purity of mathematics that we can arrive at complete truth. I am particularly interested in contributing to this research and furthering my understanding of the complex field of mathematics. My inspiration is Alan Turing. I am currently reading the cleverly named 'Alan Turing the Enigma' by Andrew Hodges and marvel at his contributions to the…

The National Curriculum for Mathematics is an organisational framework which includes a broad set of statutory and non-statutory guidelines that outline what the government deems to be a natural progression in mathematical understanding and knowledge, throughout the primary stage. Although one often considers the curriculum in this way, it is important to consider why and how the curriculum subject matter has been chosen, to which analysing the aims of the curriculum can be a useful starting…