Inspirements for November 2012-Apprentice

Apprentice:

 

Join me and let’s gain some knowledge by doing the following:

 

Read The Journey of Al & Gebra to the Land of Algebra chapter….  The Third Kingdom

 

Read Novembers reading under Medieval Math in the files section of the yahoo group

 

Read from the following links to learn more about Arabic mathematics

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Arabic_mathematics.html

 

If you can get it...Read from Mathemeticians are people too Vol 2 the chapter on Omar Khayyam  A Fortune Shared

 

If you own it….Read The Joy of Mathematics vignettes pg, 17 pg 210, and pg 136

 

Come to class prepared with a question of something you didn’t understand or something you are curious about and want to ask others

 

Report to your parent or mentor about how you are doing on your math goals for this year.

 

AND do one (or more) of the following:

 

Do some additional research at the library or on the internet and see what you can find about Omar Kyayyam, Abu I-Rayham al-Burini, or al-Khwarizmi...share with the class what you learned.

 

Create a graphic summary of events or people that you learned about from your reading. 

 

Make a skit, art project, beat-box, poem, presentation on an arabic mathematician or subject you learned about from your reading.

 

Read the book The Man Who Counted by Malba Tahan: (for all you over achievers).  Share what you learn with us.

 

Look up definitions for the following vocabulary words:   axioms, commutative property, associative property, integer, natural, whole, rational, additive property, absolute, cube, square, quadratic, equation, algorithm, variable, null, power, linear.  Pick one to do a word study on.

 

Plan a sports event for the vanguard group to do during class similar to the one in Al & Gebra.  If you can use positive and negative numbers in your game.

 

Make your own cartoon explaining a math concept you have been learning about.

 

Volunteer to help teach a math moment to the class, or lead a discussion ….Sister Johnson has lots of ideas or you can use the Joy of Mathematics vignettes to inspire us.  Please let Sister Johnsons know if you are interested in doing this. 

 

 

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