Assignment 3

Team work, being good in working with people in different organisations and class. This type of skill can be seen in my study group is university, being part of two different societies in university and a sports team leader

The general belief around the country (or perhaps even the world) is that math classes will be beneficial to a well rounded student. In some cases, such as the author argued, this might be true as a recent high school graduate who hasn't had the life experiences that someone later in their life might have. The author continues to explain that in their line of previous work and general experience, they already have the general math knowledge that their degree will need.

As those who love physics or chemistry, or biology, are most likely to understand difficult and complex concepts and be successful in their respective subjects, I became more successful at understanding mathematical concepts as my junior year progressed and as my senior year began. Calculus became an infinitely easier subject and one that I could comprehend with relative ease, even easier than traditionally “easy” subjects for me such as history or language arts. I learned that I could fly through problem sets and enjoy it, and for the first time in my school life, I was the one answering my peers’ questions instead of being the designated clueless classmate. Learning to love something that is so essential to life made me enjoy myself and my life more than I had previously, and I no longer felt the self-doubt of not being “gifted” in mathematics in a group of mathematically “gifted” students. I feel markedly more confident in my mathematical abilities, both presently and in the future as a student majoring in

Coordination of Care at the Time of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) and Transfer of Information. The care/records of any Service members requiring ongoing treatment at the time of PCS will be transferred to the MHC at the gaining base for follow-up to ensure continuity of care. This transfer will be discussed with the Service member, but does not require the Service member’s authorization. However, every effort shall be made to involve Service member in the process. In cases of Service members who have terminated treatment, records are reviewed prior to PCS and the hard copy mental health record (if there is a hard copy record) will follow the member along with the dental and medical records. If there are concerns, the Service member

My greatest skill would have to be percussion and the process of playing all of the different instruments it entails. There's been a lurking version of percussion always in my life, whether it was when I was a toddler playing with a Fisher-Price plastic xylophone with tiny mallets, to when I didn't want to take piano lessons and began bashing the keys of my Casio keyboard because there were too many notes-per-chord for my 3rd grader self to be happy. Luckily, in 4th grade, my elementary school had a program entitled "Mallet Masters", which was a percussion ensemble filled with a bunch of marimbas. I had to audition to get in (a taste of audition anxiety at a young age), but once inside it was a huge shift in outlook for me. All the music was

Some of the greatest strengths others consider me to have are my determination skills, my patience, my teamwork skills, my management skills, my confidence, my kindness, and my cheerfulness.

One benefit of attending college is being financially stable, having knowledge, skills, and experiences to pass down to your children. Elizabeth Fuller states that “high school graduates are

After reading the following article, “Why is Math Required in College?” written by Jon Davidson, Professor of Mathematics at Southern State Community College. The article did not change my view on why I am getting my degree or mathematics being a requirement because I have always share the view that math helps students build their ability of reasoning logically and I believe that acquiring degree in computer science and engineering will help me acquire more knowledge in the engineering field and help me think critically and analyze issues pertaining to my

The courses I have taken not only in the legal and criminal justice field but also in philosophy have expanded my mind to things I would have never thought of. I was able to pick the brains of my professors who worked in the legal field as to what I needed to do in order to excel in the field. The two years while I was in high school attending college full-time allowed me to get ahead of those my age and start my career path early. Through the connections I made I was able to receive a job in a small family owned business to see how the real world works. There I have not only been able to develop new crafts but learn about businesses and how they run. While forgoing my junior/senior year of high school meant that I would have to find a new identity it allowed me to step outside my comfort zone and begin a new journey earlier than I had

As a mathematics major, the concept that most people overlook is that I did not choose to study mathematics because I do well at it; I chose to study mathematics because it makes me smarter. In fact, all throughout junior high and high school I was in remedial mathematics classes and worse, I did not even place into a freshman year mathematics class in high school. I had to re-take 8th grade mathematics. However, something about mathematics excited me. Maybe it was the fact that mathematics never came easy to me and I wanted to prove to myself that not only could I pass mathematics classes, I could actually understand and excel at them. For me, mathematics is not about the arbitrary numbers, trivial solutions, meaningless formulas, or repetitive computation: it is about the progress of knowledge and human understanding.

The greatest skill I have would be my determination. Determination to me means never giving up and to always give nothing but my best. I have developed this skill through my school work and my parents showing me where determination could truly take me in life. Growing up, I've always been taught to give nothing but 100% in anything and everything I do. I've always been told to do it right the first time or I'd regret it the second.

These classes have taught me to know how much of a product I can buy with a certain amount of money (Harris). Basics in algebra can help calculate sales, proportions, ratios, and percentages (Harris). Algebra can be used in cooking, calculating loans, or mortgage payments (Harris). Math helps us think logically and learn how to solve problems in different ways. It helps our brain grow and we become smarter from it. We learn how to organize information because of it. I’m sure the knowledge I have been accruing will become useful in the future with Pre-Calculus and Calculus as you kindly remind us in class. We need to have a good solid foundation in math in order to learn more because it is all connected. I hope to get a degree in Computer Information Systems and I am sure I will use some forms of math in my job. I may do web designing, or programming, or have to charge a client for a job my company does for them. All of these things will require me to use my math skills. As I have mentioned, algebra is already used in my day to day life when I go to a store, set up my budget, look at how to pay my mortgage, or paying a car loan. I even use it while helping my son who is in the 5th grade with his

An advantage of a significant opportunity for me would be AVID. This program stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. I joined this club in the beginning of high school, starting in ninth grade and up until now. This program helped me with the classes I took by having tutorials every Tuesday and Thursday. In the tutorials, students would bring up questions or problems that they didn’t understand and your peers along with tutors would help guide the student to answer the question. On Fridays, the tutors would have the students do binder and grade checks. By doing this weekly, I was caught up on my organization and grades. In addition to all these wonderful tutorials and checks, AVID got me to learn and research about a variety of

In junior High School, things started to turn around for me. Although I was still placed in lower level classes, I developed a love for learning. In the years to come from Junior High to High School, I had a strong urge to make up for lost time. One class I started to excel in was the one I used to have the most trouble with, Mathematics. It seemed as though the once boring and complex equations now seemed meaningful and simple. As I progressed into 8th grade, I was able to advance to normal classes. I felt that the hard work I put in was finally paying of. At this point, I felt that I could handle a higher level. At the end of 8th grade, I took the necessary procedures and tests to try and get into honor - level courses in 9th grade. After taking a summer course of Algebra 1 and several tests I was able to succeed and take the classes. The experience was great. I felt that I was finally going the right direction

Mathematics is essential in life. College algebra is a mathematical concept that is currently being used in biomedical, mathematical, physics, and computer science degrees. This subject is considered the foundation for advanced mathematical courses. Students typically pursue a University degree in order to get a decent job after graduation; however, once hired, they are deficient in able to solve complex problems. This is due because of their lack of ability to use logical thinking. College algebra may be complex for some, but if one trains our brain to solve complex problems we will be able to succeed in the real world. From personal experience, college algebra is known to be a basic in order to receive a mathematical degree. With that said, without the rules of exponents and algebraic property, we would not be able to solve problems in our future math classes. Society must be taught algebra concepts as a basic course in the University in order to be able to solve higher order thinking problems within their life, not just within math itself.