Mathematics The word "mathematics" comes from the Greek word, máthema which means "science, knowledge, or learning." Mathematics is a broad-ranging field of study in which the properties and interactions of idealized objects are examined. Whereas mathematics began merely as a ...

Mathematics and its Necessity Mathematics is often defined as the study of quantity, magnitude, and relations of numbers or symbols. It embraces the subjects of arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus, probability, statistics, and many other special areas of research. But do we really need m...

Mathematics Workshop: Mathematics Class Becomes Learner-Centered is a well-written article about using math workshops as a tool to facilitate mathematical learning in elementary classrooms. It argues that writing workshops, in which students are given freedom with time and materials to develop their...

Through the mathematics logbook, the ways in which prior mathematical understanding and knowledge was evident in the different levels of ability from each student. Through using language to explain their understanding, the students were able to work out were they went wrong and correct it themselves...

Ever since the mid 1980's, computers in elementary and middle schools have been used for the students to practice their basic math skills. Some schools use computers to take tests, or just for practice drills. Computers can help the students build up a good sense of how current events have an...

We could not be where we are today if great minds like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton didn\'t exist. These individuals helped create who and what we are today. Without their help our world would be a far more primitive one. These incredible people are said to have a gift, which few could only d...

The inclusion of disabled individuals in the general social, educational and occupational contexts which are welcoming to mainstream populations is a goal which appears to parallel the progressive orientation of our culture. Modern education shows evidence of the trend toward change, facilitating t...

The first thing I would like to say before I start this paper on Thales is that when dealing with ancient Greek mathemetitions, any "facts" you may uncover are really just educated guesses. The reason for this is, because all records back then were kept on cuneiform tablets. These tablets just ...

Special Needs Children and Mathematics The teaching of mathematics to children in primary school classrooms can be seen as challenging for some teachers. This is due to a changing society and the introduction of more complex mathematical skills. Once it was acceptable only to teach the four major...

René Descartes Over the course of approximately sixty years, René Descartes set a precedent for mathematic excellence in the fields of algebra, geometry, and calculus. His findings lay the foundation for modern math and became a "turning point between medieval and modern mathem...

Relating mathematics to students' everyday lives will be a goal for me as a teacher. With the research that I have read and through my own struggle with math, I feel that children need to make connections between the real world and mathematical concepts, so that mathematics becomes relevant to them...

TITLE (Intro)The Mathematical reputation of Blaise Pascal rest more upon what he might have done for the field of mathematics rather than on what he actually affected. Even though Pascal developed numerous advances in the mathematical world in his early years the latter part of Pascal's lif...

In my years studying math I've realized that math is essential for life. Having this said, It is quite obvious that math could easily be as old as humanity itself. Prehistoric men has interests in geometric figures in their pottery. As we first learn in out toddler years, to count with our fin...

When I think of mathematicians, I think of men and women working contentedly throughout the night, leaving their families, dedicating their entire lives to solving the complex equations and fundamentals of math itself. Now, when I think of Maria Agnesi, I think of someone completely different. M...

Rene Descartes was one of the most important and influential thinkers in human history. Both modern mathematics and modern philosophy began with the work of Rene Descartes. He is often referred to as the father of modern philosophy. His invention of coordinate geometry paved the way for advances ...

Mathematics, argues H.E. Huntley in his book, The Divine Proportion (1970) can be beautiful. This is not a radical notion in and of itself. After all is not the discipline of mathematics all about imposing the neatness, simplicity, and proportion of numbers onto seemingly random sequences? All of th...

Abstract College students all stress out about one situation/life generality or another. Some of these situations/life generalities are individuation, computer anxiety, ethnic and gender roles in student-athletes, and mathematics anxiety. Introduction There have been many studies looking at stre...

Leonardo Fibonacci Leonardo Fibonacci was born in Pisa, Italy around 1175 to Guilielmo Bonacci. Leonardo's father was the secretary of the Republic of Pisa and directed the Pisan trading colony. His father intended on Leonardo becoming a merchant. His father enlisted him in the Pisa...

Renee Descartes (1595-1650) 3.23.2001 Renee Descartes was a famous French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. His views about knowledge and certainty, as well as his views about the relationship between mind and body have been very influential over the last three centuries. Descartes was b...

Name Instructor Course Date Logic and George Boole The meaning of logic is likely one of the most philosophical ideas on which to write about. Logic and creativity are opposite ideas. Logic represents the prime value of creativity. Logic is the inverse of creativity. I have discovered that creat...

The first mathematics can be traced to the ancient country of Babylon and to Egypt during the 3rd millennium BC. A number system with a base of 60 had developed in Babylon over time. Large numbers and fractions could be represented and formed the basis of advanced mathematical evolution. From at lea...

Introduction Man has been using discrete mathematics for centuries. Discrete mathis a mainstay in modern man's daily activities. Our school systems beginteaching the concepts to the children as early as possible. So what isdiscrete math, where does it come from and how is it used. This pr...

Good Morning Miss Toliver was a very inspirational video. Ms. Toliver, who is an inner-city mathematics teacher, has a philosophy that all children can master mathematics. She has different types of teaching strategies. For example, on one certain occasion Ms. Toliver entered the classroom dressed ...

Considering the events that occurred in the United States recently, the mathematical and humanistic orientation should be used to advise the U.S. citizens and help them deal with their problems.The mathematical orientation attempted to move from the material level to a general principle for all life...

Euclid Euclid of Alexandria is thought to have lived from about 325 BC until 265 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. There is very little known about his life. It was thought ...