Indian mathematics

In unit 1 of the teaching mathematical literacy III: Data and Probability (EYAT 1624) you studied the requirements for a teaching-learning environment that will support your efforts as an innovative teacher. In this assignment, you are going to do research in your own classroom to determine whether you are creating an effective teaching-learning environment. At the end of this assignment, you will find a questionnaire that you must administer to learners. You will also find a table that will…

Most people consider the distance between the Earth and its famous satellite to be fairly insignificant. How could such a nocturnal monument be so far away? However, one could position all of the planets in our solar system so that they fit within the limited space and still have thousands of kilometers to spare. This picture accurately conveys the scale of the universe, and ultimately alters our perspective entirely. Situations in my life have run parallel to this concept. It is a part of…

Sarang Patel Mrs. Kopko Day of the Dead: Issac Newton Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, cosmologist, scholar and physicist (depicted in his own day as a "characteristic savant") who is generally perceived as a standout amongst the most powerful researchers ever and a key figure in the logical upheaval. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica ("Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"), first distributed in 1687, established the frameworks of traditional mechanics…

Pythagoras (c. 580-c. 500 B.C.) is one of the few figures in ancient times, or indeed in any age, who warrants comparison to the extraordinary Imhotep. Although he is best known for his famous geometrical theorem, his accomplishments ranged far beyond mathematics and involved areas as diverse as music, politics, and religion. Like Imhotep, he was a figure larger than life. Some historians suggest that he never really lived; in fact it appears highly likely that he did live some time during the…

There has been much to take away from this experience. I have learned a lot about myself, my teaching style, students, the pedagogical methods of teaching mathematics, and likely many other things which I have yet to process. At the onset of this semester, I chose two different goals that I wanted to reach as I progressed through my clinical teaching experience. Those goals were to be more flexible with the way I teach, and leave my comfort zone of direct instruction and involve the students…

Algebra is a class that allows you to learn lots of crazy math throughout the course of the year. Algebra this year has taught a lot of different skills that will be useful for the future of your math career. One of the most interesting parts of the year is when you get to buy houses and chose what one you would like to purchase. Algebra is one subject that has been around for a very long time. If you would like to find out some challenges of this subject continue reading. In addition to algebra…

prefers to be on his own and independent. People misunderstand Christopher because of his disability. Most people just assume that Christopher is incapable of being independent, but in fact he is very capable of being independent and he is gifted in mathematics. Most people would think just by knowing that Christopher has a disability they would think that he cannot act for himself or be independent at all for that matter,…

don’t think you need me here every minute of the day” (Auburn 1211). She thought he was well enough to take care of himself. She trusted that his clear-headedness would continue. But, when she returned home half way through a semester of studying mathematics at Northwestern University, she finds he has returned to his ill state of mind when she reads aloud from the notebook Robert claims contains a proof, “Let X equal the quantity of all quantities of X... It is cold in December. The months of…

Many students tend to join extracurriculars their friends join. Rather than picking the club that describes them as who they are, they drift towards activities that have more members or “look good” on college applications. When I was a freshman, I joined eleven clubs, signing up for whichever clubs my friends told me to. My email was filled with the dates of club meetings I could not recall joining. As the year progressed and I realized which clubs I had a passion for. Out of the eleven clubs I…

for being physicists. His parents were Johann Bernoulli and Dorothea Falkner. His father was a doctor and well-known mathematician. He was called the “Archimedes of his age”. Education: Taught by his more caring older brother, Daniel learned mathematics very quickly. However, his father wanted him to learn business to earn a better pay than he did as the chairman at Basel University. After some arguing, Daniel decided to learn medicine in Heidelberg, Germany; Strasbourg, France;…