Life is a math equation. In order to gain the most, you have to know how to convert the negatives into positives"~Shawna Kaye. Students are always asking math teachers why math matters. Some students think math will not help in the future, but math does matter. " Because knowing math will keep as many doors as possible open in the future", Peter Caryotakis tells his students.…
The five strands of mathematical proficiency that the author’s “math stars” exhibited were conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, strategic competence, adaptive reasoning, and productive disposition. Conceptual understanding is the connection of math concepts, operations, and relations to concepts and ideas that the students already know whereas, procedural fluency is the ability to use the procedures the way they are supposed to be used. Strategic competence is the ability to create, present, and solve math problems. Adaptive reasoning requires the use of logic to reflect and justify the use of a procedure on a specific problem, and productive disposition is the attitude of believing that…
other things. All in all, mathematics is most definitely in my life, and most likely other people’s…
From playing mental Maths games in childhood, to competing in the Kangaroo Maths Competition nationally and internationally, Maths has been a continued interest of mine. My analytical ability was put to test whilst competing in the competition, where quick thinking, clarifying and configuring the task at hand resulted in me achieving 37th position nationally, whilst attending a school in Pakistan during my middle school years.…
I never came kindly to the subject of Math. Math was always about constant rote memorization, full of extensive redundant notes that always found their way stuffed into the folds of my notebook never to be seen again. I held onto this impression the entire duration of ninth grade. However, upon a simple happenstance of acquiring the right math teacher with a different approach to math, I became increasingly aware of my previous errors in thinking. Everything was not as unyielding and tedious as I thought it was. Experiencing a teacher with a powerful new perspective altered my rigid frame of thinking, allowing me to excel in math.…
For many people, math is a dreaded subject due to it being difficult to understand. Through Geoffrey Colvin and his article, “What It Takes to Be Great”, it has been explained that anyone can become great at anything through the concept of deliberate practice. Deliberate practice is doing activities which help improve a person’s performance and has specific goals meant to improve the person’s abilities. It also is an “…activity that’s explicitly intended to improve performance, that reaches for objectives just beyond one’s level of competence, provides feedback on results and involves high levels of repetition…” (Colvin, 10). In math, it takes understanding the concepts to do well; you can memorize, but eventually memorization won’t help. Anyone can improve in this subject and become a straight-A student through studying and understanding material. You can become a straight-A student using this method by learning the content and making sure you get it, understanding the reasoning behind ideas, using connections to deepen understanding, and…
students will integrate mathematics as a tool for problemsolving in science, and as a means of…
Math and Science are two subjects which most students at any level approach with trepidation and intense dislike, however, both subjects are integral to cognitive thinking. Not only will these subjects provide skills that will help students think more clearly, but students will be academically successful throughout their school career, enjoy wider career choices and earn more money after graduation. Therefore, establishing a strong foundation in these subjects is integral to future academic and career success.…
Till Yesterday, We Bore The Rigours Of Maths Silently But Now We Must Rethink Our Goals. It Is Not That We Need To Do Away With Mathematics,…
I consider mathematics as a very important tool in life. My first real memories with mathematics began in my elementary years. I use to bring home assignments of several pages in order to master the basic arithmetic principles. I would go over my textbook answering several pages that included addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. What a truly memorable experiences they were and still was very rewarding especially when I got the correct answers. Other than that, I could compete with my classmates in how fast we can solve the problems.…
In the aftermath of the previous year’s I realized that if I put my mind and effort in something I can do it. Math was a subject that I thought was going to always bring me down. But since my love for sports is greater I knew I had work I had to do, and now I actually love math. When given the chance I watch math video on YouTube. I have a favorite YouTuber names Vsause. His videos contain a mixture of science, math, and physiology. One particular video that is my favorite is when he is describing how humans have sent out many messages out in space that gives out a descriptions of who and what we are and things that are popular in our society at the time; as well as the coordinates to our location. It’s so interesting how math has a major part in life and in everything we do. When in geometry class I thought to myself “How is this going to help me in the future?” But later on, when reading the history of math, geometry is actually useful. We use if for many things like architectural designing, and in computer…
It makes me smile to think of what my mother would say about my studies. As a teenager, I was studying maths during the nights and early mornings either in quiet or while listening to music from the 80s, and she would sometimes knock on my door and smile. I wasn't good at maths, but I liked studying a topic from the basics to understand it. It's why I came first in a maths contest: not because I was good at maths in general, but because I had an interest in the understanding of each step. You would expect a maths contest paper to contain a lot of numbers, but mine was all paragraphs: I was explaining the rationale of solving the exercises, quoting the theorems in words and writing my thoughts in paragraphs justifying why it was a way or another.…
Math can be very tricky for some people, easily making it their least favorite subject. For me, it's different. I have always loved math, even when it is challenging. For my essay, I will write about whether or not I consider myself good at math, my good and bad experiences in math, my future plans as an educator and what I hope to accomplish this semester during this course.…
My favorite subject in school is Mathematics. It is my favorite because I never have difficulty with it and always get good marks in tests.I suppose I am lucky to be born with a clear-thinking brain. So ever since young,manipulating numbers and figures came easy to me.The wonderful thing about Mathematics is that, besides some formulae, there is nothing else to remember. Every step in solving a problem is done logically. Other subjects like History and Geography require a lot of memory work. Remembering dates and other facts is hard work compared with the ease and simplicity of mathematical reasoning.While Mathematics is simple to me, some of my friends have great difficulty with it. I do not really understand why. They get stuck with simple problems and often give up. So I help them out when I can.The one advantage I have in being good in Mathematics is that I do not have to spend a lot of time on it. Homework and tests are a breeze. So I have plenty of time left over to study other subjects. Sometimes I feel sorry for my less fortunate classmates who get scolded in class for not completing their Mathematics homework.Anyhow I have come to realize that human beings can be so different in their abilities while they look similar otherwise. Some of us are lucky to be good in some things. Others may not be so lucky.…
Despite my ever-growing love for mathematics and its ties to the world around me, only a few of my peers had partaken in the same sort of inseparability. Those who were not part of this bond seemed to be isolated from it altogether. From then onward, I had made it my mission to foster a connection between math and the rest of the world - one which could not be broken or compromised. Although the area around my family’s new home was abundant in learning opportunities, it did not have many math competitions - though the few that existed had significantly helped in making my mathematical dreams a…