Hypotenuse

Oh Mighty Greeks! The Ancient Greeks from the Greek Golden Age (c.a.480-430 B.C.E) up to the culmination of the Classical Style during the Hellenistic Age (323-30 B.C.E), were able to build one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. We all have probably heard stories from the Ancient Greeks in our lives, but no until we research and study in depth their culture, one cannot fully understand the magnitude of the legacy of their classical culture. Due to the Ancient Greeks influence in…

In order to answer this question, keywords that have to be interpreted are “a network of ways of knowing.” A network of ways of knowing implies how certain ways of knowing relate or intertwine with each other. Therefore, the statement “in gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing,” suggests how certain ways of knowing intertwine with each other when gaining knowledge, in any given area of knowledge. Which leads to the question: to what extent can a network of…

live like, which helps you to better learn the concept. Another way you use imagination in learning is in Math, you use your imagination to imagine what a word problem is describing. For example, if a word problem were to say find the value of the hypotenuse of a triangle, you would immediately think of a triangle. Our imagination helps us create mental or visual aides which helps us remember the things we learn. Marcelina Martin once said “Imagination is the key to learning.” This quote is…

The human nature of understanding is a worldwide concept, that has been adapted over time. These concepts of human understanding were introduced differently by philosophers. John Locke and David Hume, documente in their treatises how the human nature of understanding works. In many arguments of reasoning, Locke states that humans should be on the same level of thinking and knowledge to argue about an idea. David Hume believes that fact is a contradiction, and with contradiction you can’t argue…

I chose the Chapter One “On Folded Wings” project because ever since I was a kid I always loved using paper to make all sorts of things, including shapes, cards, airplanes, and boats. Creating and designing things is always fun, and when you are a kid paper is one of the most abundant materials you could have to make whatever you like. However, my motor skills were not up to the challenge of making complex origami designs, but now, I think I’m ready to give it a shot. I want to show in this…

later, the ideals of Emerson and Dewey remain steadfast. President of Bard College, Leon Botstein, articulates “the rules of high school turn out not to be the rules of life” (153). When will a person have to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle in the real world? When…

Pythagoras was the original philosopher, and is rightly seen as the father of the greatest of the ancient thinkers as his ideas and discoveries brought light and understanding to a world of darkness and ignorance. In the late 500s BC, Pythagoras, a man who would be destined to influence and change both the ancient and modern world, was born in the Greek city of Samos(Douglass). Being raised in a wealthy family, Pythagoras grew up surrounded by different forms of education that varied from music…

Von Koch’s Snowflake Curve Investigation Von Koch’s Snowflake is named after the Swedish mathematician, Helge von Koch. He was the one who described the Koch curve in the early 1900s. The Koch curve is a mathematical curve that is continuous, without tangents. In this investigation, we will be looking at the particularities of Von Koch’s snowflake and curve. Including looking at the perimeter and the area of the curve. This investigation is continued by looking at the square curve as well as the…

irrational numbers. \begin{center} \includegraphics[width = 6 cm]{triangle.png} \end{center} He described his reasoning as: \begin{enumerate} \item Start with an isosceles right triangle with side lengths of integers a, b, and c. The ratio of the hypotenuse to a leg is represented by $c:b$. \item Assume a, b, and c are in the smallest possible terms (i.e. they have no common factors). \item By the Pythagorean theorem: $c^2 = a^2+b^2 = b^2+b^2…

include the accurate and precise measurement of the aforementioned distances. These distances (that between the light arrangement and the wall as well as that between two dots (n=1)) are then used in the equation to find sin() (Sin(x)= opposite/hypotenuse). The final goal of this part is to be able to accurately and effectively calculate the value of d, by using the initial equation1. Part B’s objectives focus on the fundamental understanding of atomic emission and the Balmer Series. The…