Algebra

In 1540, a man by the name of Lodovico Ferrari, please be aware that I don’t think his name has anything to do with the sports car, was an Italian mathematician known for discovering the solutions to quartic functions. A quartic function is a function of the form ax^4 + bx^3 +cx^2 +dx+e, where a is a nonzero, which is defined by a polynomial raised to the fourth degree, called quartic polynomial. We will probably go more in depth about these quartic polynomials soon in class. My quartic…

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus evaluate an antiderivative at the upper and lower limits of integration and take the difference. This theorem is separated into two parts. The first part is called the first fundamental theorem of calculus and states that one of the antiderivatives of some function may be obtained as the integral of the function with a variable bound of integration. The second part of the theorem, called the second fundamental theorem of…

On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, I spent the day at Media Elementary School in the Rose Tree Media School District assisting 4th-grade teacher Mrs. Williamson. Mrs. Williamson is a teacher with 23 years of experience and she spent most her career with Media Elementary School. The school day for the students begins at 9:00 am and ends at 3:30 pm. I was supposed to report at 8:45 am as the teacher began preparing for the class few minutes before the students entered the classroom. I reached there at…

Scientist And Mathematicians Of The 1800s The purpose of this articulated essay is to inform the reader about two beings in the 19th century who contributed to the fields of mathematics and scientifics. so, may this article discuss to you the purpose of these two men and the ways they changed the world, through thick and thin , hard and easy, and how they showed the world their ill-minded ideas and turned them into objects that shaped it and the people who inhabit it. so, may this essay please…

I believe that the teaching and learning of Algebra and Geometry in high school are of most importance and is some of the most important knowledge you can obtain throughout your life. For the majority of people, math is seen as an unnecessary roadblock in their education. After all, barely anyone in the real world uses math like Algebra and Geometry in their daily life, so why should we bother teaching it. I would argue saying that even if you never use this math ever again in your life, and all…

The article “ Is Algebra Necessary? By: Andrew Hacker” is the article the reader is asked to read to understand the debate he set off by writing this article and then you go back and read the other article “N Ways to Apply Algebra With The New York Times by: Patrick Honner” that says you should read Andrew Hackers article to get an understanding of the debate. Mr.Hacker has made quite a few good points along the lines of how he understands that math and learning all the basics of math is very…

Is Algebra Necessary? In the article “ Is Algebra Necessary?” author Andrew Hacker explains why he thinks math is good to a certain extent. He explains that to many people fail school before graduating high school. I agree with everything he has to say about algebra, as a high school student struggling to pass math myself. Math is a subject that many students of all ages fail yearly. Should we put our children through it or not? Will knowing the formula of a triangle and a trapezoid really…

but I would get so frustrated that I always needed to ask someone for help. I remember being selected to take Algebra 1 in 8th grade, and although I was excited, at the same time I was extremely nervous. In my mind, I felt that I was not good enough, yet I still tried my best. There were times I gave up, but when I passed that class with a B, I was thrilled. Although I tried my best in Algebra, I knew that I was capable of doing better. Once I got to high school and was taking Geometry, I…

the seventh grade, all the top math students were placed in a pre-AP algebra 1 class. I was excited because I thought that I was gonna love it and it was going to be exactly like all of the other math classes I took. The next year arrived and it was time to head to my first class of the day with my new teacher. My teachers name was Mr. Mendez and he seemed really nice and easy to talk to. He was going to be my teacher for the Algebra class. I couldnt wait to begin class thinking that I would…

From the very beginning, I enjoyed math immensely. I admired the format in which it was presented especially the very first phases of learning algebra in middle school. As I learned how to answer the equations, I was finding myself more intrigued with each step of the procedure and then having the teacher check my work in anticipation of knowing whether or not I had gotten the answer correct. I found myself focused intensely while following the teacher’s steps and then thoroughly reviewing the…