Elementary algebra

Ms. Caldwell definitely deserves being teacher of the year. If you ask me why I will say many things, for example, math wasn’t a subject I valued until I had Ms. Caldwell for Algebra 1. She always helped us and made sure she answered the questions we had. She would make my classmates and I go early in the mornings to her office so we could explain what we had done wrong and if we didn’t understand the material she would explain the material in detail and say why the answer is right. Her…

The history of mathematics in the near consisted of three distinct divisions of time. The mid-third millennium is when there became evidence for knowledge of symmetry and geometry. Then continuing on into the later third millennium the establishment of accounting for time and labor became prevalent as well as the use of the sexagesimal place value system. The first systematic accounting techniques were developed in the southern Iraq city of Uruk as a result of a growth in the size of the city by…

Researching two math placement tests for this project was the easiest part. A math placement test is a test that students take before entering a math course in college. The placement test that I took was for Monmouth University in Monmouth, New Jersey. Monmouth is on my list of schools that I am applying to for the fall of 2018 along with James Madison, which is the other test I chose to research for this project. I took the Monmouth test not thinking I would be able to complete the assigned…

understanding and fluency (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], n.d.-b). This paper aims to exhibit something of my achievements, confidence, anxieties, strengths and weaknesses in the six areas of Mathematics of Number, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics and Probability via these learning activities, in addition to the Mathematics Competency Tests [MCTs] (Pearson Education, 2015), study plans and Disposition Surveys [surveys]. I hope to demonstrate how relevant…

Abstract: This paper is a report on the development of algebra throughout time. It’s slow, but nevertheless, unyielding progression brings us to the algebra we know today. However, it was not always based on the abstract, rather, it was born out of necessity. The need to calculate unknown quantities gave rise to algebraic methods and techniques practiced and taught even today. And, even though nowadays, algebra is a rather abstract mathematics, this was not always the case. It was through…

The unit that will be transformed is a unit is The Building Blocks of Algebra (eMath Instructional Inc., 2016). This unit is in need of a transformation because of the lack of differentiation. Although there is plenty of scaffolding of the new content (Van de Walle, Karp, & Bay-Williams, 2013, p. 23), the approach does not vary very much in its representation (Van de Walle et al., 2013, p. 22-24). The majority of the unit structure is to be straightforward with the content and not deviate from…

contributions made by Islamic mathematician Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi to the difference subjects of algebra, geometry and trigonometry. Ideas discovered by Al-Khwarizmi are discussed as well as other concepts that serve as proof of his understanding of various complex ideas we use nowadays. These concepts include simplifying equations, completing the square and trigonometric tables. Key-Words: - Islam, Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry 1 Introduction Throughout time, cultures and…

corrupted by going into my freshman year, Geometry class. Our eighth grade year was still young. This was the good times when our grades didn’t count and I personally, didn’t care if my grades did count or not. My favorite time of the day was Algebra one. Now, I know that many of my classmates hated…

Mu’nisah Ujima November 12, 2014 Dr. Sailah Jamar Algebra Project Due Date: November 23, 2014 Muslim Contributions to the History of Mathematics How do Muslims and mathematics go hand in hand? What did Muslims contribute to mathematics? Last but not least how do I think Islam inspire major contributions to the history of mathematics? In my essay you will get a glimpse of Muslims and mathematics through my eyes. Muslims have made many contributions to almost all branches of the sciences…

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…