11 03 Math And The Real World 1 Assignm
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Unit 11: Focus on Math - 11.03 Math and the Real World 1 (10 points)
Begin a one-day journal, where you record every math process you used during the day (no matter how small or trivial). You may want to record your experiences in a notebook that you carry around with you throughout the day. Use complete sentences to answer the following questions.
1. Write down all of the different ways you used math during the day you kept the journal. (You must use a day where you had to use math) You may also include ways that you frequently use math but didn’t happen to use on this day.
2. Describe how much you used math during that day? Was it more or less than you thought?
3. Now categorize the math that you used during the day you kept the journal. Write the different ways that you used math next to each of the following categories of math. Include all the different ways you listed in Question #1.
a. Basic mathematical calculations (Arithmetic)-
b. Figuring out missing information (Algebra)-
c. Geometry -
d. Statistics/Probability –
e. Other –
4. In which ways did you consciously and purposely use math?
5. Which ways were “unconscious” math (decisions or calculations made automatically without realizing you were doing math)?
6. In which of your entries did you rely on technology (calculator, etc)?
7. What does this experience show you about math in everyday life?
Date:
Unit 11: Focus on Math - 11.03 Math and the Real World 1 (10 points)
Begin a one-day journal, where you record every math process you used during the day (no matter how small or trivial). You may want to record your experiences in a notebook that you carry around with you throughout the day. Use complete sentences to answer the following questions.
1. Write down all of the different ways you used math during the day you kept the journal. (You must use a day where you had to use math) You may also include ways that you frequently use math but didn’t happen to use on this day.
2. Describe how much you used math during that day? Was it more or less than you thought?
3. Now categorize the math that you used during the day you kept the journal. Write the different ways that you used math next to each of the following categories of math. Include all the different ways you listed in Question #1.
a. Basic mathematical calculations (Arithmetic)-
b. Figuring out missing information (Algebra)-
c. Geometry -
d. Statistics/Probability –
e. Other –
4. In which ways did you consciously and purposely use math?
5. Which ways were “unconscious” math (decisions or calculations made automatically without realizing you were doing math)?
6. In which of your entries did you rely on technology (calculator, etc)?
7. What does this experience show you about math in everyday life?