Egyptian mathematics

I felt a little awkward playing this gig. There I was, a white teenager, playing bass with a band of professional black jazz musicians. Needless to say, I stood out a bit. Afterward, the drummer approached me, curious to know who my teacher was because he was impressed with my ability. The compliment surprised me, but I shocked him more so by informing him that I was completely self-taught! Throughout my life, self-learning has played an important role in a variety of areas. I was nine when…

the way they walk. It is important to know how spina bifida affects development in order to better understand how to help those who have been diagnosed with the disorder. Spina bifida can be detrimental to a child’s cognitive abilities such as, mathematics and reading, but it also affects their fine motor and gross motor skills throughout development. Spina bifida is classified as a neural tube defect because either part of the spine is exposed through the skin or even worse, part of the spine…

3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time? I used to be a potato. No—not the garden variety. Rather, I was a couch potato, a “homo potatis” as they might be known in the taxonomical world. I spent most of my weekends either on my laptop, coding away, or perhaps on my bed, resting from the great fatigue of being a teenager. The outside world simply held no interest for me. All of this changed my…

According to U.S. Department of Education, eighty-one percent of Asian-Americans and seventy-one percent of Caucasian students do not attend high schools that offer a complete education in mathematics (US Department of Education). Studies show that students are not pursuing the STEM education because they are not introduced to applied math and science programs at an early stage in life. When a STEM program is introduced in elementary school,…

It is true that mathematics subject is totally different from other general subjects .In all over the world subject mathematics perceived as a core in educational systems..it will be better to say that mathematics is a science and used in daily life . Mathematical achievements can be monitored by teachers learning process and by science and education department .The aim of mathematics subject to develop a constructive approach and student must have the ability to construct their own internal…

(In my lab) Sometimes it is hard to explain my idea because I studied math using only Japanese in school. Although I tried to learn English math words before coming to the U.S, explaining complicated things in a foreign language is not easy. However, I was relieved that minor English mistakes are not problems because my mentor listens to me patiently. Once I come back to Japan, I would like to continue to study more so that I will be able to explain my idea using math words smoothly. On the…

Before the abacus was devised, the ancients used their fingers, toes, twigs or counting table to count numbers. As the era goes, a counting device called abacus was created to count large numbers. Abacus, also known as ‘Suan Pan’ in Chinese, is an ancient Chinese educational implement used for fast and accurate calculations. The word ‘Abacus’ is derived from the Greek work ‘abax’, which means calculating board or calculating table (UCMAS, n.d., para. 1). The first Chinese abacus was invented…

educational transition that significantly affected my mathematics learning. Two such changes that I faced are language I used in my learning and type of mathematical understanding I developed. These changes that were brought about by the educational transition I made influenced my mathematics learning in several ways, both positively and negatively. Language is one of the biggest influences that affected my mathematics learning. Firstly, learning mathematics in…

I find that this cluster dives deeper into subjects that I have merely tasted, yet would like to get more in depth in. Quantum mechanics has always been a field I have admired because of how it sparks curiosity in my analytical side. Just as how I yearn to not just be able to utilize but to understand complex mathematical algorithms, I want to be able to know how quantum mechanics functions in our universe; this field plays a huge role in mankind’s scientific achievements. It is a field with…

A world leading physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and mathematician, Sir Isaac Newton is known globally for being one of the most influential men to ever live. Newton was born on Christmas day, 1642 in Woolsthrope-by-Colsterworth, United Kingdom where his grandparents raised him. In the beginning Isaac was heavily pressured into being a farmer, however he was so terrible at farming they decided to send him to university. At 19 Isaac attended his first classes at…