Egyptian mathematics

Because I am a Coptic Orthodox Christian, my religion and culture have always been intertwined. However, I used to view my education as apart from them, as there was only one other Copt in my high school and there were none in my elementary or middle school. When I began this semester at NJIT, I realized that I had been missing something for the past thirteen years of my schooling. In just a matter of weeks, I found myself at home within the Coptic community here. I have recognized a few of its…

Proof is incorporated in the VCE Mathematics Study Design 2016-2018 and VCE Mathematics textbooks. Proof is integrated in many areas of study such as arithmetic and number, geometry measurement and trigonometry, algebra and structure, and discrete mathematics (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority [VCAA], 2016). This supports the idea that one of the central goals of school mathematics, notably at the upper secondary level, is the development of proof concepts (Coe & Ruthven, 1994).…

son of ten brothers by his father Jacob caused his brothers to despise him, so they did what normal brothers would have done, throw him into a pit of snakes and scorpions. But Joseph rises above more than just the pit in a new land, being sold into Egyptian slavery by his brothers. Joseph’s actions when coming into power under a hybrid identity reveals his character’s purpose and his true compassion towards his family. Joseph’s public and private actions display a profound amount of wisdom…

The Great Golf Ball Dilemma- Will *All calculations are rounded* This maths investigation explored the best way to package six golf balls and to recommend to the manager of a sports manufacturing company Supreme Sports. The task was to test two designs, a cylindrical box and a rectangular box, under the criteria of wasting minimal space and also the least cost the company. This testing would occur by using the knowledge of surface area and volume using formulas to find out the mathematical…

Bhilai, India Abstract—In this paper, we have used two algorithms, i.e. the Nearest Neighbor algorithm and Genetic Algorithm to solve the Travelling Salesman problem. The Travelling Salesman problem is a widely studied problem in computational mathematics. In the Travelling Salesman problem, a salesman has to visit all the cities first and then move to the same city from where it has started its whole journey. One of the concerns here with this problem, here is that the salesman cannot…

Ping! You wonder what that was. You pull out your phone to see that your math teacher updated your math test! Finally, after waiting so long you can't resist the urge to see your grade. " HONK!!!" You abruptly look up, seeing what caused this commotion, until you realize you walked straight to the middle of the road instead of taking the sidewalk. Your math test update which was once so seemingly important, is now forgotten. Many situations like this arised a debate on the pressing situation of…

My aspiration in life is to travel and to discover the world. I want to see all sorts of places like the pyramids in Egypt to the Taj Mahal in India to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. In order to do so, I must plan for it accordingly as the tiniest detail like finances would determine where and when can I travel. For example, if I had enough funds, then I could vacation a summer in Italy. Then again, it all depends on how much I have. Money is such a key factor in my life that it affects not just…

biology. This career will provide me with a unique workplace where I can use many of my different intelligences. In this field of work not only will I get be in nature, I will be putting to work my many unique intelligences like using logic and mathematics to interpret data and conduct research. I will also use my naturalistic intelligence to notice details and make observations about the world around me. Understanding the theory of multiple intelligences has helped me to strengthen my mind, and…

The Youssef Chahine film Alexandria… Why? encapsulates various influences from historical, economical, and cultural concepts of WWII era Egypt, and is seen through dialogue of characters and the images on-screen. Chahine’s film followed a boy by the name of Yehia from Alexandria, Egypt, who had a love for acting and American cinema. Yehia’s father wanted him to be an engineer since that was his dream growing up, so naturally, Yehia did not have the easiest of times reaching his dream. Given that…

ancient Egyptian culture. It is such an enigmatic practice that one cannot help but be fascinated. It is quite certainly a difficult task to separate the ancient Egyptians from the practice of mummification, which is hardly surprising given that mummification was a practice that distinguished Egypt from many other cultures of that time period. Indeed, the mummies of ancient Egypt should be continuously studied; however, this study should not be pursued…