tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post113571810393250911..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Math Professor Solves Decades-Old ProblemDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1135789243145019352005-12-28T09:00:00.000-08:002005-12-28T09:00:00.000-08:00I wonder if the count of 120 words counts the amou...I wonder if the count of 120 words counts the amount of equations and mathematical notation that must be in the paper. If it doesn't, then the paper might be 120 words long and still be pretty extensive... ten lines of equations for every line of text, or something. <BR/><BR/>My students balk -- especially the education majors -- at learning theory in their math classes because they don't think they'll ever "need to know" it. I counter by saying that you just can't predict the future, and we have no clue what we're going to "need" to know ten years or ten days from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1135733660383874572005-12-27T17:34:00.000-08:002005-12-27T17:34:00.000-08:00Maybe I'm weird. OK. I'm weird. But I am grateful ...Maybe I'm weird. OK. I'm weird. But I am grateful to have studied algebra and trig enough to know that if I find the right formula I can figure the dimensions of the octagonal wing on my house (7'2"/side) or how long to make the support legs for my photo-voltaic panels to maximize their output (27").<BR/><BR/>Now tell me how you use sentence diagrams...Amerlochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001434250939119091noreply@blogger.com