Computation

Ideas sprouting and paradigms shifting at an ever accelerating rate. Boundaries that we confidently set in the past being knocked down. Precedents of human limits easily surpassed. Unfathomable amounts of information being sent through the air and computations happening faster than just the day before. The blind, deaf, and dumb having the opportunity to see, hear, and speak. The physically disabled being at no disadvantage to the rest because of technological fixes. It sounds utopian but this is…

To be a “Black First” is commendable, but to be a female “Black First” is even more praiseworthy. Katherine Goble Johnson was one such lady, who came from an ordinary life, and made the most of the world. She was born in White Sulfur Springs West Virginia on August 26th 1918 to Joshua and Joylette Coleman. She grew from a student to a teacher, wife, mother, mathematician, grandmother, and finally honored for her dedication for our country. She married Jimmy Goble (died December 1956) and James…

Beauty is not often spoken about in regards to correlating with mathematics. However, there are multitudes of scientific discoveries and studies that prove mathematics has very much to do with universal beauty, and interestingly, why people are considered more attractive over others. The Golden Ratio is a mathematical number that is a determinant factor of why some people are considered more good-looking than others. Although the accuracy of the Golden Ratio is constantly and understandably…

Mathematics is used to in many ways (such as counting money, leaving a tip, or in jobs such as an engineer.). Active experimentation is not a vital factor in solving and using math theories and hypothesis. Mathematicians use “theories, computation techniques, algorithms, and computer technology to solve scientific, and engineer equations.”("Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine." Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology…

An examination of how best to improve reading comprehension in Year 3 students identified as being below standard national benchmarks in NAPLAN results by means of a specific pedagogical framework, using language touted as best practice in classroom education reveals, that such language is a persuasive tool that can empower or silence a teacher as a researcher. How best to teach reading comprehension has been debated without resolution for generations. The rise and fall in popularity of…

The purpose of the Theaetetus is to examine how the mind accounts for knowledge by seeking an answer to the question Socrates poses to Theaetetus, what is knowledge? (146A). After a few failed attempts at answering, Theaetetus posits that knowledge is true opinion (187B). Socrates responds that in order for one to know what true opinion is, he must also account for false opinion in the mind. Ultimately, while the dialogue produces no operative definition for knowledge, Plato employs this…

Neuroeconomics: the neuroscience of decision making Neuroscience is a scientific field that studies brain activity though changes in brain blood flow. Neuroscience is the discipline in charge of studying through the nervous system activation that occurs in areas of the brain. The body receives information by its interaction with the world and that information gets through our senses, that information is caught from the nervous system and passes through the spinal cord until it arrives to the…

Part B Diagnostic Interview and Tutoring Sessions Permission was granted (Appendix A) to interview and tutor Athena*, who is a 9 year old student in Year 4 who returned to Australia in the middle of Year 3, after living in the United States for 5 years. The Mathematics Assessment Interview (MAI) was conducted on a weekend afternoon at Athena’s home shortly after lunch (Australian Catholic University, 2011b). She did not seem to be nervous and was informed that the purpose of the questions was to…

mathematical abilities are currently below those of general education fifth grade students. In reading, Angel demonstrates struggles with fluency and comprehension. In Math he shows the most difficulty with number sense, reasoning, problem solving and computation. Additionally, Angel displays struggles to complete writing assignment across all academic areas. Assignments that are completed lack correct grammar, punctuation,…

my career options in this field. At the time, and even today still, I was intrigued by fashion. Anything from the runways to the textiles and designs, I wondered and questioned how designers could be so outgoing and creative. As I got older my computation skills only enhanced, but I took up sketching and painting as a calming hobby. It was not until freshman year of high…