Mathematics education

We, the students of Professor Bart Goddard’s Differential Equations class (M 427J), are writing to you about a recent incident for which he is at risk of losing his position in the university. During the 12:00 PM class on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, Professor Goddard told a cautionary tale about how, in the Holocaust, Nazi engineers used lime to prevent blood from ruining the train tracks of the trains carrying the Jews to the camps, calling on the engineering students in the audience to…

geometry and couldn't understand the mathematics in an astrology book he had bought and started to read many books about mathematics and geometry. Isaac finished college as a scholar on April 28 1664 and received his bachelors degree in April of of 1665. Isaac returned to his home when Cambridge had to close down because of the sudden of the sudden onslaught of the Great Plague. During the 18 months he was studying at home, he developed many new theories about mathematics, optics, physics and…

technician! This is an occupation that is needed but often overlooked due to the day to day use of Mathematics. This is an occupation that is needed in many aspects of our society and one that I recently became interested in doing. I enjoy working with mathematics, computers and money management. To achieve this goal, I need to become familiar with the job description and duties, working conditions, education and training program, job opportunities for this field. As an accounting technician I…

I am going to attend a university to study aerospace engineering. Through my journey of being a student, I have always taken great interest in mathematics and science courses. Out of all my subjects, I have done best in the math and sciences. I want to take my skills and master them in college. Every day, there is a new gadget on the market. Many are pieces of junk but there are also many that are very helpful to society. I find the breakthroughs very intriguing. When embarking on an airplane,…

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…

Proof written by David Auburn is an exceptional literary work that met, and surpassed, all expectations I had for it. The protagonist of the story is a 25 year old woman named Catherine, who is a mathematical genius and struggles to maintain her mental stability at times. The story is set in Chicago, at the home of Catherine’s recently deceased father, Robert, who is a well renowned mathematician and former professor at the University of Chicago. Catherine has spent the recent years taking care…

Imagine if one didn’t know what the universe contained. What if the simplest knowledge of what the sparkling objects in the night sky are wasn’t known, or that earth rotates around the sun, not the other way around. If facts like these weren’t known, people would have a great fear of the unknown. Imagine how people would think of the universe. Without astronomers the known would still be part of the unknown. Astronomers have a very unique job description that includes the study of stars, planets…

At times, trying to picture a mathematical problem in the real world is better solved by using abstract math. Ed Yong from National Geographic states that “when learning math, abstract symbols work better than real world examples” due to important logical thinking skills learned (2008). Learning theory is considered how well a person can relate a topic and solve the problem at an understandable quicker rate. According to National Geographic, there was a new study that shows that students who are…

Common mathematics misconceptions: 1. Misunderstanding the order of subtraction, such as thinking that 3 – 8 = 5. 2. Misreading the scale on the ruler and beginning measuring at the number 1, rather than from 0. How and why misconception 1 can arise with students: In his book, Issues in Mathematics Teaching, Swan (2001) makes the argument that as students make common mistakes in mathematics in their early years of education, the way in which children think or initially approach…

Euler was a pastor of the Reformed church. Leonhard Euler had two younger sisters called Anna Maria and Maria Magdalena. Later on the Euler’s moved from basal to the town of Riehen, where Euler spent most of his child hood. Leonhard Euler formal education started in Basel where he was sent to live with maternal grandmother. When Leonhard Euler was thirteen he enrolled at the University of Basel. Then in 1723 he receive a Master of Philosophy with a dissertation that compared the philosophies of…