"The Hardest Arithmetic"

If im not mistaken, arithmetic means average. I think when they said  "The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings". I believe this means that God had gave us many blessings in life from the day we were born. Its hard to actually count all of them because God had helped us since each and every one of us came into this world. God blessed us with alot even if we needed it or not. So i think this quote is making me think is it possible to count our blessings? And my answer is no. I have to admit , i didn't really understand this assignment  but i took in thought. =)

Could I agree with Zachary?

I could not agree with Zachary because sure math is an important subject , but i feel like there are alot things that are more important than math for example: family and friends etc. Without family or friends, we wouldn't be able to have people helping us and supporting us with things for example: homework, assignments and studying. When Zachary stated that he would choose math over almost everything else i felt that he didn't actually taking that question in thought because by him saying that he chooses math, to me that means he chooses math over family, friends, his girlfriend etc. In closing, i could not agree with Zachary.

MATH Acrostic Poem

MATH

Math is a fun subject.

Also has it's ups and downs.

Takes a while to understand, but always

Helps you through the end =)

What Is My Math Perspective?

My math perspective has changed because this year I clearly understand math then I did before all because of my math teacher Ms. Blair =). Ms. Blair made math easy for me to understand by making it fun. I admit before math wasn't my best subject but as i said in my math story, i can happily say math isn't the subject i need help in anymore! My math perspective changed this year because before i wasn't the type to raise my hand in class to ask or answer a question but now i am. Not only did Ms. Blair helped me changed my math perspective but my wonderful classmates helped me as well, they made me feel comfortable around them. My classmates aren't the type to judge you expecially if you want to raise your hand to ask a questin so they also helped me changed my math perspective by making me feel confident in myself. So i guess i can say my math perspective did changed  =).

Do I Have The Math Gene?

I have the math gene because according to my mother, since she is good at math, i should be good at math as well. She believes when a mother helps their children with their homework they are passing down their intelligence to them. For Example, when my mom helps me with math, she goes step by step with the problem even though she has a different method of teaching me math than how my teacher does, i still understand what she is saying and sooner or later i get it. My mom was born and rasied in Haiti and over there their math symbols are way different from American math symbols so at first it takes a while to understand them. My mother says(and i quote) "If I  Can Understand Something Then You Can Understand It As Well." So, yes i will have to say i do have the math gene. (whether i like it or not) =)

History of Mathematics

It was interesting to find out that over 30,000 years  ago cave men kept track of the passing seasons and the changing weather for planting by carving tally marks on caves walls or stones. Also symbols such as stones and rocks became created to represent the large numbers. I also found out that written records from 330 B.C show that Babyloians wrote amounts using clay tables. The Anicent Egyptians used objectives to represent their numbers, for example, a coil rope was symbolize as 100. In Nigeria, people used shells as currency to keep a complex number system. Knots tied in cords and strings were used for counting amounts by many cultures such as the Persians.

What color is math?

If Math could be a color , it would be red  because red  is expressed as love, passion, fire, heat etc. and so is math. Think about it, math isn't always loved and it isn't always hated, some may have what we call a passion towards it or some may have a furious anger toward it. I believe red is the perfect color for math because for one reason, they have something to do with expressing theirselves, for example red is expressed in different kinds of emotions and math is expressed by different kind of lessons.  They both have a quite a comparison with each other. So In Closing, I would just have to state that not only can math and red express themselves but they can be involved with each other for example a math problem being solve by using a red object. So If math could be a color it would be Red.

The world would be a better place without mathematics.

I disagree with this statement because if you think about it math is everywhere around us.We do math every second of our day. For Example, When we wake up to go to school we count how long it takes it us to get dress or eat just in time to don't be late for school. Just as in the book, The Math Curse, everything around us involves math.I think without math our world would not be organized enough (i.e. Time Shedules).Math isn't just important for poltical terms but it is also important for education terms as well, without math in our educational life, we wouldn't know simple math problems as we know know such as what does 1+1=? or 2x3=? etc.So therefore i disagree with this statment.This world would NOT be a better place without mathematics.

"This is a test"

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