Today in math class we read the first chapter from the book Letters to a Young Mathematician by Ian Stewart. In this chapter Stewart is talking about how math is everywhere we look. For example, math is in agriculture. People don't really realize it, but it takes math to figure out when the best time to plant is, what the most efficient way to plant is, and when to harvest the crops. Also, with the new way of processing plants, there is a lot of math that goes into it.
Another interesting thing that Stewart mentions is the fact that math is in nature. Math is in rainbows. The way I see a rainbow and the way you see a rainbow are completely different. When I am looking at a rainbow, I see the light reflected in a different way then when you are looking at the same rainbow.
Something that this made me realize is that math is very underrated. It is around us in everything we see and do. Many people hate math, but does this mean that they hate the internet and cell phones too? Because math is very much present in those. I think that people should take another look at math and give it a chance, becuase it deserves some credit.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
An Inconvenient Truth: Driving
Today while I was driving home from school, I got every single red light. It really made me think about stop lights and how much time we waste at them. If I live 2 miles from school and can get there, with no red lights, and without speeding in 5 minutes, when it takes me 15 minutes, there are 10 minutes of my life that I can never get back. I know that we need stop lights to regulate traffic which I'd probably spend more wasted time in. However, I can't help thinking about what it'd be like if there were no stop lights to get stopped at.
Another thing I noticed is how much easier it is to get angry at people while driving. I consider myself to be a very even-tempered person. I don't get mad easily and pretty much never legitimately yell at people. However, when I am driving, some people just make me really angry. I think that part of it could be that I know that the other drivers can't hear me and yelling at them won't really help. For some reason, though, it seems to make things better.
I personally don't really like driving. After having to cart my brother around all year long, I think that I could spend my time doing a lot more productive things with my time. Nonetheless, I will keep driving and thinking about ways I can better use my time while driving.
Another thing I noticed is how much easier it is to get angry at people while driving. I consider myself to be a very even-tempered person. I don't get mad easily and pretty much never legitimately yell at people. However, when I am driving, some people just make me really angry. I think that part of it could be that I know that the other drivers can't hear me and yelling at them won't really help. For some reason, though, it seems to make things better.
I personally don't really like driving. After having to cart my brother around all year long, I think that I could spend my time doing a lot more productive things with my time. Nonetheless, I will keep driving and thinking about ways I can better use my time while driving.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Blogging Around
Hey Hana!
I really loved this video too! I feel like we take a lot of things in nature for granted because we see them all the time. Seeing this video really made me appreciate everything that is out there in nature. It also made me want to go and see some of those amazing sites from the video. I'll be the first person to admit that I'm not a huge fan of nature, but I think that it'd be such an awesome experience to see things from the video like the northern lights.
I was also very excited to see this on the homework page since we didn't get to finish it in class. I think that, like you said, the music that went along with it was perfect. It was a very calming song that didn't distract from the video.
I really loved this video too! I feel like we take a lot of things in nature for granted because we see them all the time. Seeing this video really made me appreciate everything that is out there in nature. It also made me want to go and see some of those amazing sites from the video. I'll be the first person to admit that I'm not a huge fan of nature, but I think that it'd be such an awesome experience to see things from the video like the northern lights.
I was also very excited to see this on the homework page since we didn't get to finish it in class. I think that, like you said, the music that went along with it was perfect. It was a very calming song that didn't distract from the video.
The second post I read was from Spencer's blog. It was about how great it feels to fight off senioritis to get your TED speech done. I replied with this:
Spencer!
I sadly was not there for your presentation, but I agree with everything that you said about getting it done. Before I gave my speech I was majorly suffering from senioritis. My speech really made me focus on something and get it done. Having it done with now, I feel like I can focus and enjoy everyone else's presentations, like you said, because I'm not worrying about mine.
I also really enjoyed the picture you have because sometimes the things people say that no one else hears, are the best things. Like the simple things in everyday pictures that no one notices.
I sadly was not there for your presentation, but I agree with everything that you said about getting it done. Before I gave my speech I was majorly suffering from senioritis. My speech really made me focus on something and get it done. Having it done with now, I feel like I can focus and enjoy everyone else's presentations, like you said, because I'm not worrying about mine.
I also really enjoyed the picture you have because sometimes the things people say that no one else hears, are the best things. Like the simple things in everyday pictures that no one notices.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Best of Week: "Youtubing" Around
Even though this was something that wasn't planned, my favorite thing that we did this week was watching people's favorite YouTube videos. I really like getting to know people and similar to the Do You Mind questions, I feel like doing this helps us get to know one another by what we like to watch on YouTube. Seeing Julia's Andrew Bird and Yo-yo Ma video was really cool and I would have never seen something like that when I was just alone. Also the extreme hotels that we looked were really cool because it was interesting to see how creative people can get when creating something "boring" like a hotel. Overall, this was a fun activity because it opened me up to a world of things I may have never seen if we didn't do this in class.
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