6 Ways Learning Math Is Like Being in a Casino I’m in Las Vegas for the DevLearn conference this week. Since I’m always thinking math teaching and now I’m seeing casinos, I’m noticing some comparisons between the two. Here they are: You don’t know if you’ll be successful when you sit down at the table. We think math is something kids can just learn if they sit down and focus. Sometimes it’s exciting and sometimes it’s stressful. When a kid’s totally getting it, it’s very exciting. Everyone has a preference. Just like some people prefer slots over blackjack, kids will tend toward liking one type of math over the other. It’s not about who you think it’s about. When you’re in a casino, you think it’s about you. When a kid’s doing math, it should be all about them. Often it’s about the bureaucracy, politics and laws surrounding education. Once a child is asked to follow the book, or keep to a schedule that isn’t their own, it’s no longer about them. There are plenty of distractions to get your mind off the real goal. Your thoughts? Success!
Portal:Geometry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry is one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers. In modern times, geometric concepts have been extended. The study of trigonometric functions dates back to Babylonian times, and a considerable amount of fundamental work was done by ancient Greek, Indian and Arab mathematicians. Euclid of Alexandria Euclid (also referred to as Euclid of Alexandria) (Greek: Εὐκλείδης) (c. 325–c. 265 BC), a Greek mathematician, who lived in Alexandria, Hellenistic Egypt, almost certainly during the reign of Ptolemy I (323 BC–283 BC), is often considered to be the "father of geometry". The above shows an example of doubly ruled surface – the hyperboloid of one sheet. Purge server cache
Amateur radio An example of an amateur radio station with four transceivers, amplifiers, and a computer for logging and for digital modes. On the wall are examples of various awards, certificates, and a reception report card (QSL card) from a foreign amateur station. Amateur radio (also called ham radio) is the use of designated radio frequency spectra for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication. The amateur radio service (amateur service and amateur satellite service) is established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the International Telecommunication Regulations. Amateur radio is officially represented and coordinated by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), which is organized in three regions and has as its members the national amateur radio societies which exist in most countries. History[edit] An amateur radio station in the United Kingdom. Ham radio[edit]
Learning to love math Recently I wrote about how we have been struggling with Kyri’s attitude. Often when we would start working on our math work for the day, she would immediately get huffy, turn around in her chair and just completely shut down. I know she is a bright girl, and so it would pain me to hear her say she hated math, because I know she GETS it, her frustration just gets in the way. I have been working to really listen to her, to try and figure out what she needs, rather than just respond to the behavior. Some days this is easier said than done, but overall we have made significant process. Second, I changed our approach completely, at least for a short while. Another thing that I learned when I started really listening to her is that she has been anxious to start time and money – my plan has been to finish working through place value before moving on to time and money, but for some reason she is really excited to start the next topic.
Portal:Epistemology According to Plato, knowledge is a subset of that which is both true and believed Epistemology or theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature, methods, limitations, and validity of knowledge and belief. The term "epistemology" is based on the Greek words "επιστήμη or episteme" (knowledge or science) and "λόγος or logos" (account/explanation). Much of the debate in this field has focused on analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to similar notions such as truth, belief, and justification. In epistemology and in its modern sense, rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification" (Lacey 286). Robert Nozick (November 16, 1938 – January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher and Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University. ... that naïve realism is the most accepted epistemological theory held around the world?
Yaws (web server) Because Yaws uses Erlang's lightweight threading system, it performs well under high concurrency. A load test conducted in 2002 comparing Yaws and Apache found that with the hardware tested, Apache 2.0.39 with the worker MPM failed at 4,000 concurrent connections, while Yaws continued functioning with over 80,000 concurrent connections.[2] Official websiteInterview with YAWS developer Claes Klacke Wikstrom (OGG or MP3)ErlyWeb – MVC-pattern web framework for YawsErlang Web – MVC-pattern web framework Yaws and Inets Erlang/OTP applicationNitrogen – An event-driven Web 2.0 framework for Erlang that runs on Yaws, Mochiweb, and Inets How to learn to love maths | Science Britain is about to fall in love with maths. Well, that's the dream. Yesterday one of the government's top advisers on further education said that maths should be compulsory for all students until 18 or 19 – no matter what else they are studying. Maths is justified in this country because it is useful. I agree. Most other developed nations have non-specialist maths courses beyond GCSE and Sparks said that we need to follow suit in order to compete on the global market. In all countries, however, the need to pass exams and the emphasis on number-crunching often makes us forget how fascinating maths can be. If we're all going to be doing a lot more maths in the future – we might as well enjoy it. 1) Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter – in other words, the ratio of the length around a circle to the length across it. 2) Maths didn't begin with circles, however. 4) Before you answer, flick through this newspaper. 5) Another example.
Portal:Logic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As a formal science, logic investigates and classifies the structure of statements and arguments, both through the study of formal systems of inference and through the study of arguments in natural language. The field of logic ranges from core topics such as the study of fallacies and paradoxes, to specialized analysis of reasoning using probability and to arguments involving causality. Logic is also commonly used today in argumentation theory. [1] The history of logic is the study of the development of the science of valid inference (logic). While many cultures have employed intricate systems of reasoning, and logical methods are evident in all human thought, an explicit analysis of the principles of reasoning was developed only in three traditions: those of China, India, and Greece. Logic was known as 'dialectic' or 'analytic' in Ancient Greece. Jump up ^ J. Purge server cache
Solution stack In computing, a solution stack is a set of software subsystems or components needed to perform a task without further external dependencies. For example, to develop a web application, the designer needs to use an operating system, web server, database, and programming language. Another version of a solution stack is operating system, middleware, database, and applications.[1] Linux-based solution stacks[edit] Linux (the operating system) Apache (the web server) MySQL or MariaDB (the database management systems) Linux (operating system) Apache (web server) Seaside (web framework) Smalltalk (programming language) The cloud stack of LEAP for: AppScale (Cloud computing-framework and free and open-source alternative to Google App Engine), OpenStack Linux – OpenStack controller nodes run exclusively on Linux OpenStack – providing an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) Ganeti Xen or KVM (hypervisor) Distributed Replicated Block Device (storage replication) Ganeti (virtual machine cluster management tool) Node.js
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