Euclid and His Contributions to Mathematics Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician from Alexandria who is best known for his major work‚ Elements. Although little is known about Euclid the man‚ he taught in a school that he founded in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ around 300 b.c.e. For his major study‚ Elements‚ Euclid collected the work of many mathematicians who preceded him. Among these were Hippocrates of Chios‚ Theudius‚ Theaetetus‚ and Eudoxus. Euclid ’s vital contribution was to gather
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards: Website Lesson Plans Edwina Schweitzer Grand Canyon University: EED 364 November 25‚ 2012 The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is a council that has set in place standards that are to be followed and adhered to when creating mathematical lesson plans. These standards are national and require a lot of the teachers as far as what and how they teach math. While there are many choices
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Introduction • Students often complain about Math and its application in life • Mathematics is “..the science of numbers and their operations‚ interrelations‚ combinations‚ generalizations‚ and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure‚ measurement‚ transformations‚ and generalizations.” Body A. Early Math skills directly correlate to scholastic achievement • Those who learned most math in Kindergarten had highest scores during further education • UC Irvine Distinguished
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Performance in Mathematics Mathematics is a subject recognized as the mother of all learning with other subjects deriving their concepts from it‚ in both the arts and sciences. It is also an international language and is essential in almost every field; handling money‚ measurements in fashion‚ angles in sports such as bowling and billiards‚ technology and economics. Consequently‚ a good performance in the subject is important. 1. Lack of Appreciation Children pay little attention to mathematics when they
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Chapter 2: THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS Mathematics relies on both logic and creativity‚ and it is pursued both for a variety of practical purposes and for its intrinsic interest. For some people‚ and not only professional mathematicians‚ the essence of mathematics lies in its beauty and its intellectual challenge. For others‚ including many scientists and engineers‚ the chief value of mathematics is how it applies to their own work. Because mathematics plays such a central role in modern culture‚
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Geometric mean From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The geometric mean‚ in mathematics‚ is a type of mean or average‚ which indicates the central tendency or typical value of a set of numbers. It is similar to the arithmetic mean‚ which is what most people think of with the word "average‚" except that instead of adding the set of numbers and then dividing the sum by the count of numbers in the set‚ n‚ the numbers are multiplied and then the nth root of the resulting
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WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION FURTHER MATHEMATICS/MATHEMATICS (ELECTIVE) AIMS OF THE SYLLABUS The aims of the syllabus are to test candidates on: (i) (ii) (iii) further conceptual and manipulative skills in Mathematics; an intermediate course of study which bridges the gap between Elementary Mathematics and Higher Mathematics; aspects of mathematics that can meet the needs of potential Mathematicians‚ Engineers‚ Scientists and other professionals. EXAMINATION FORMAT There will
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The Importance of Accountability is one of the basic principles that the U. S. Army engrains into its soldiers. From the moment they step out of the bus in basic training‚ a simple rule is told to soldiers so that they can be successful in their military careers. This rule is‚ “Be at the right place‚ at the right time‚ in the right uniform.” This is all for the purpose of accountability‚ which is extremely important because no mission can start without it. Any mission with which the unit is tasked
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Education is essential for a protected and prosperous eventual fate of the nation. Educated individuals work as indicated by their ability and circumstance. They construct a positive picture of their nation over the world. Education is at the highest priority on the rundown of must have things of the world. It is important for all the countries. Each country is mindful of the essentialness of education for their survival on earth. Education has been never as simple as it is in present days. Individuals
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The Importance of Voting With the Long Lines‚ the stressful waiting‚ and the constant question of asking yourself “why am I here?” on going in your head makes the waiting to vote the most exciting thing ever. But wait aside of that‚ think for a second. This year there were people going to vote even when hurricane sandy hit parts of their neighborhood‚ destroyed their houses or flooded several ways for them to get to their voting station‚ but they still voted. They’re is people who went to
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