Mt Magnet Research Paper

I have always excelled at math and science. Sophomore year, I had to decide whether I would take regents or honors physics in my junior year. I was already going to take AP biology, and I had planned on signing up for regents physics so that I wouldn't get too overwhelmed by science courses. Everyone warned me that honors physics was a tough class. However, I ended up taking the honors because my friend didn't want to be alone in that course. This is one of the best choices I've made in my life. I loved my honors physics class. Physics allows me to apply my math knowledge into real world situations that I can visualize and even test experimentally. Additionally, it requires me to problem solve and think problems through meticulously, which I love.

I believe that I will succeed in the Wheeler Magnet Program because of my strong interest in STEM, experience in Dodgen’s Science Olympiad Team, and personal achievements. I am very interested in the Wheeler Magnet Program as it will further challenge my intelligence and allow me to excel in the future.

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I have many distinguishing characteristics that would help me succeed in a magnet program. I am very creative and love to push my creativity to the limit, like when I collaborate with my teammates to come up with a new and innovative solution to the problem we solve for our project in FLL (First Lego League) or when I do my sketchbook assignments in art class. Not only am I creative, but I helpful as well, whether I am cleaning out my Grandmother’s gutters or assisting my mom in taking care of my 3-year-old sister. I also love to learn. In fact, I often get cranky if I am not learning anything new. In the summer, when I don’t have school to appease my thirst for knowledge, you can often find me working in a workbook or going on educational

The Wheeler Magnet program offers a variety of specialized programs that students can choose from, along with opportunities that are not given in a normal class. Students are encouraged to be creative and to hone their skills in their area of interest. Programs such as visual and performing arts, mathematics, sciences, and many others are available for students to choose from. Similar to having a major in college, students at a magnet school are encouraged to have a specialized area that they can take classes in, in addition to the basic academic requirements. The internships allow for a deeper, hands-on, understanding of a topic that you are deciding to dedicate your life to. Wheeler’s courses are well designed to challenge and guide students to allow them to excel in the workforce.

“You want to attend Manual for high school, only nerds go there.”, many people say. A lot of people don’t understand DuPont Manual high school or the environment. DuPont Manual high school is a place where you can be yourself, while focusing on a certain area of expertise. This school gives someone who wants to be successful, many opportunities in many different areas However, many people have a certain perception of Manual. They feel only “nerds” go there. When actually people who want to experience what success, opportunity, tradition, and a diversity feels like attend DuPont Manual high school. I specifically want to attend the J&C magnet because of my love of writing, reporting, and debating! I’ve always loved to report what is happening in my community and school. I also love debating on certain topics to view different outlooks and opinions.

When my fifth grade teacher Ms. Orelli announced the applications for the Magnet Program, I didn’t jump out of my seats as some other students did. A number of students told their parents about the program as soon as they came home. I simply mentioned the program a bit a later in the week. As soon as my parents found out, they told me all the benefits of the Magnet Program, advising me to at least try it out. Walking into the school for testing, all my friends talked about the hours they spent on practice tests. I didn’t come prepared for the test like that since my parents instructed me to just do my best, showing what I know. Turned out that I got in, but all my “test-ready” friends didn’t.

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.

Nikola Tesla was an inventor and engineer who made many things we us now. Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia. And died in New York at the age of 86 on January 7, 1943. He was a tall man at the height of 6 feet and 2 inches. He contributed to the discovery of the AC system and also made the Tesla Coil which are both still used today around the world. Some would even call him a “mad scientist”.

John G. Trump, a professor at M.I.T. stared that tesla’s thoughts and efforts were speculative and philosophical, but not include workable principles or methods for realizing such results, Nikola Tesla one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century died living in poverty and was forgotten by society. Nikola Tesla helped the mankind in the 20th century with his inventions in the electrical field. He left his mark with his unusual and great inventions, and his ability to visualize the end product without drawing or writing something. The way he was able to create devices that can create electricity was awesome. Tesla perfected many of his inventions in his imagination. He never had to produce a prototype because his models were already perfect in his head. His natural ability for inventing was in part a product of his genius mind.

Nikola Tesla was one of the most famous inventers and engineers to ever exist. He was born in Smiljan in Croatia on the 10 July 1856 (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2018). He passed away due to heart disease at the New Yorker Hotel on January 7, 1943 at the age of 86. Nikola was one of five children born to Djuka (his mother) and Milutin (his father). His Mother managed the farm and his father was a priest. Even though Nikola was born in Smiljan he lived in New York for most of his life (Biography, 2018). Nikola moved to New York when he was 28 in 1884.

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success... such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything. Nikola Tesla

Well, as I said, I didn’t want to teach elementary school because I only wanted to teach math, but I didn’t really want to teach older grades because they get mouthy. 6th grade was perfect for me! Another reason I wanted to teach middle school math is that I always struggled with math in middle school. It was awful for me. I dreaded it. I wanted to be the person who could be there for those students and give them a positive experience with math. I wanted them to have a better outlook than I did at that age.

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

I have always had a passion for mathematics. Outside of school, I did sudokus, measured my entire house, made graphs, and even created my own problems to explore mathematics. I would do all of my work, including tests, without a calculator just to challenge myself and do more math. As the concepts increased in difficulty, the subject became even more fun for me. The dedication and creativity required in advanced mathematics have only empowered my enthusiasm for mathematics. The problem-solving within mathematics and the love I had for the subject inspired me to become a teacher.