The Misconceptions of Mathematics by Mikey Joseph Dunn https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i Is America truly bad at Math? en-us 2016-07-14 18:00:47 UTC 2024-08-17 22:35:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/118160300/b404210843c02d26e2f0b91affe69de541dce518/76ef9555810842a662b0ddb7a4a4dd88.jpg michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116422856 Just like Mathematical word problems, these questions are not difficult. We just over complicate them. This is a very common theme in Mathematics.]]> 2016-07-14 18:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116422856 Are we born with a sense of number appreciation  michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116422993 2016-07-14 18:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116422993 Are we born with a sense of number appreciation? michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423002 2016-07-14 18:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423002 Common Questions michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423036 Can an illiterate person be good at math?
Are we born with a sense of numerical appreciation?
Is it harder for ADD suffers to do math?
If I am dyslexic, is math harder?]]> 2016-07-14 18:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423036 Most people I have met struggle with fractions.  michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423594 Fractions are not hard if we approach them as dollar amounts. 1/2 is 50 cents and so on.]]> 2016-07-14 18:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423594 Algebra michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423695 Letters in Math?!?! We actually use algebra everyday, we just do not recognize we do. If you have a dollar and you want an amount of gum, which costs two for 35 cents. How many can you get?
x(35)=1.00 solve for x.]]> 2016-07-14 18:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423695 The struggle is real michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423928 Don't ever believe someone that says they never struggle with Math. That is lie. The problem is if we struggle negatively or positively. Am I trying to learn or am I just saying I can't and quitting?]]> 2016-07-14 18:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116423928 Math really can be tricky michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116424051 Never be afraid to ask for help. No one knows all the answers to math.]]> 2016-07-14 18:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116424051 A proof michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116424173 I was given this proof in my Calculus class as a way to show how math can be confusing until you are shown how it works. Can you figure it out?]]> 2016-07-14 18:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116424173 A nice slice of PI michael_dunn1 https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116424255 2016-07-14 18:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/michael_dunn1/4qu4iomon54i/wish/116424255