Reflection About Math

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.

Being the oldest of four children, it was always hard me to learn things fast. My parents weren’t able to help me with schoolwork because they both dropped out of school at a very young age. As I entered high school, I was terrified of all the hard classes I would be taking. Although I am not the best in every subject, a topic in which I have excelled in is Mathematics.

I also, at a year ten level, study maths and science at school. Maths and Science are quite strong points of mine. Last semester I achieved an A in science

Math is everywhere and teaches perseverance and discipline. Additionally, math is used daily in my line of work to administer medication, but not algebra. The bible verse that sustains me during this class is Psalms 25:5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation for you I

I realize that there have been many things that have influenced my growth as an individual. However, because I am so often drawn to ideas in math and science, I’d have to conclude that these two fields of study pose the most compelling as far as personal development. My interest in these fields have impacted who I am today. As a younger student I did not really care much about school. In fact, my second grade teacher pronounced me a failure, but my parents believed in my strengths, and gradually school turned a corner for me. By the end of my sophomore year I had begun watching lectures of theoretical physics, and deep space astronomy from the World Science Festival. I went into my Junior year very ambitious and self motivated! My cumulative GPA within

It was the epitome of a catastrophic injury. After arriving at the hospital my ankle was reset and I was discharged later that day with corrective surgery a few days later. The surgery went off without a hitch, but I wouldn’t be able to run, jump, or even walk on my own for the next three months. Despite this colossal setback, I crutched back to school the following week. On my third or so day back, I was called down to the principal's office, because I had missed several days of school in a row (I wonder why?). Regardless, after I showed up hobbling into his office, the reason for my absences became clear. Then he wanted to go over my grades, to make sure that I wouldn’t fall too far behind. When he pulled them up, he was surprised to see that I was still getting top marks, and did not have a single missing assignment. This was not by error, because, even in my drug induced half conscious state, I had diligently e-mailed my teachers and completed all of the school work that I had missed, never missing a step

The benefits and opportunities to embrace engineering far outweigh the difficulties in the process, but despite this, my pure love for mathematics has been the major contributor to my ambitions. From a young age, I found math incredibly enjoyable. The order and consistency found through something as simple as the order of operations served as a driving force to my curiosity and dedication to the subject. As the mathematical concepts intensified, I was able to adequately keep up and enjoy the journey along the way. While signing up for my senior year classes, the decision to take calculus was made easily. While speaking with the instructor, Yvonne Sebastian, I discovered that her love for math was derived from similar feelings. In an interview with Sebastian, she stated, “Math is a beautiful thing. Numbers are incredibly simple, but they can be used to calculate very complex scenarios. No matter how difficult a problem may seem, there is always a solution, an answer that can be found and understood through the power of math” (Y. Sebastian, personal communication, February 14, 2017). Interacting with a teacher who understood to a great level of degree my similar feelings regarding math has been an incredible motivator in my desire to pursue a career which incorporates mathematics frequently. For any individual to be happy with their occupation, I would argue that they must experience a desire to progress

This all started when I was 12 years old. I just got in class from recess and started to worry that I didn't study enough for the math test Ms. Bennett was giving us. We sat down at our assigned tables but when we did I found it strange Ms. Bennett didn’t make us spread out. I was sitting beside a nice boy named Gaben. the reason I say he was nice is because whenever I didn’t have a pencil he would lend me one. Thirty minutes on the clock the test has started. It was a multiple choice test with around twelve to fifteen questions on it. I’m fifteen minutes in and to my knowledge doing pretty good. I was on the fifth question when boom. a loud bang erupted from my right side. A cheap metal chair lying on the ground with Gaben collapsed beside it. Ms. Bennett rushed over to see what was wrong. She called the principal down and put a cold cloth over his head. Some students reported seeing him not eating anything at lunch. This made the teachers think he just passed out because of low

In my schooling, I studied subjects that include science along with mathematics which helped me to develop awareness in the above courses.

Math is my forte. By the time I was six or seven, I fully comprehended the concept of variables and algebraic expressions. Its fascinating to me that when I pick up a math text book, as long as I can pick up on a concept that I have already seen, I can

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.

During the observation time I was placed in a first grade classroom. Walking into the class I began to look around and smile, there was so much color all over the classroom I could not help but feel happier. The teacher immediately stopped the class and told us what they were doing that morning and had each student introduce themselves to us. They went around and stated their name and then went back to their math workbook. When they were finished with their math worksheets they were then able to pick something to do around the room. That included reading on their own, getting to use the iPad, working on the computer, etc. Some students were together while others chose to work on things independently.

Mathematics, like every creation of man, have evolved without really knowing how far you can get with them: the scope of the computer, physics, chemistry, algebra, all are evidence of this. Every aspect of our culture is based in some way or another in Mathematics: language, music, dance, art, sculpture, architecture, biology, daily life. All these areas of measurements and calculations are accurate. Even in nature, everything follows a precise pattern and a precise order: a flower, a shell, a butterfly, day and night, the seasons. All this makes mathematics essential for human life and they can not be limited only to a matter within the school curriculum; here lies the importance of teaching math in a pleasure, enjoyable and understandable way. Mathematics is an aid to the development of the child and should be seen as an aid to life and not as an obstacle in their lifes.

Throughout my time here at Notre Dame High School, I have taken four different math classes. I started my freshmen year taking Honors Algebra Two, then continued on to take Honors Pre-Calculus, Honors Calculus and AP Calculus AB. I chose to take all these math courses because I was very good as math in my middle school. I was placed in the advance class my sixth grade year, which I at first questioned, however realized that I enjoyed math a lot. Not only did I enjoy math in general, I became at it. Usually, when you are good at something, you tend to enjoy it. I enjoy math because it comes easy to me. I easily comprehend what is going on in class and find it rewarding when i correctly solve a problem. Additionally, I find it intriguing learning and figuring out multiple ways to solve the same problem. Math was always my favorite subject throughout my years in middle school and high school. Ultimately, math is present everywhere and extremely important no matter what career choice you choose. Whether you're running your own business or majoring in math, math will be present everywhere you go and is essential to fully understand. So discovering how to solve certain problems will be useful later on in life. I believe taking all the math courses I have throughout my career here at Notre Dame as well as before as well worth it. It will prepare me for the future, not only college but also my job. I will be attending Villanova University in the fall where I am planning on majoring

One night last month I had trouble falling asleep. The night was cool but it was hot inside my house. So I went for a walk to try to sort out the things that plagued my mind. I was thinking about the mathematics class and how to apply the things I was learning to my life.