Question

What mathematics lesson would be the best for you? (I will try to teach 9th graders about pyramids tomorrow)?

Answer 1

pascal's triangle! teach that!

Answer 2

thanks for idea :)

Answer 3

Or Sierpinski's triangle! :D Both are quite fun to learn.

Answer 4

Gabriels horn ;)

Answer 5

Never heard of Sierpinski
I will have to look him up

Answer 6

you will like it :)

Answer 7

:)

Answer 8

is this like a geometry class?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

i wonder why geometry is not a required course in college

Answer 11

For most physical science and math majors, I think it is...

Answer 12

i got masters in math, but i was not required to take college geometry

Answer 13

Wow. ˚¬˚ interesting. Maybe your discipline wasn't directly related to geometry?

Answer 14

it was elective type course for all math majors at my university

Answer 15

I know of a lot of people with degrees in math who end up working in finance and analysis; few actually apply geometry that I know of. :P

Answer 16

but geometry is interesting and i think should had been required

Answer 17

Definitely. It really solidifies many peoples' understanding of math; maybe we'd have more math majors if more people took geometry and visually stimulating mathematics!

Answer 18

exactly

Answer 19

if we did geometry more, trigonometry and calculus will make much more sense because usually we use the unit circle and similarities

Answer 20

especially in differentiating and integrating volumes and areas and arclength and stuff

Answer 21

mathematics seems not so interesting, when you dont try to visualize it

Answer 22

I was always wondering why when you differentiate the volume of a sphere looks like the surface area

Answer 23

and I just found out that it was not a coincidence when I took geometry in college