A Mind for Good by Christy Guth https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju Be intentional about shaping the future. en-us 2018-05-08 15:46:58 UTC 2025-10-25 20:43:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png Character Trait Posts chguth https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/258970085 From all the options of character traits, choose TWO that you would like to become a part of your life and mind. Create 2 separate posts: one for each character trait. In each of your two posts, write:
1) The character trait (spelled correctly) you are posting.
2) At least two different mathematicians from our book, Mathematicians Are People, Too explaining how they showed (text-dependent evidence!) that character trait. Each post should be at least one complete paragraph.

]]> 2018-05-08 15:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/258970085 Generosity Character Trait ctimko1443 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/258976773 I chose generousity because in Mathematicians Are People, Too, 
it talked about Pythagoras and his student. The characteristic Pythagoras shows is generosity. In the book, Pythagoras paid his student instead of the student paying him. Thales was the 1st of the seven wise men and was also generous. In the book it said that a donkey keeps falling  into a river and Thales didn't care much about donkeys but he still tried to solve the problem anyway. He figured it out and he helped the donkey by teaching him a lesson and he just was doing it to help. I want to be generous just like Pythagoras and Thales. ]]> 2018-05-08 16:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/258976773 Character Traits astarn2928 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/258980105 One character trait that is important is determination. Determination was important for Sophie Germain. Sophie was determined to become a mathematician at the school of The Ecole Polytechnique, so she used a guys name to send a letter to the school because it did not accept women mathematicians. Leonard Euler used determination as well, such as in spite of his blindness, he still did mathematics. He even invented/discovered many things, like Euler's line, Euler's angles and Topology.]]> 2018-05-08 16:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/258980105 Courage fherna9792 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259297985 The character trait I chose is courage. Hypatia showed courage by becoming the first woman mathematician. She also was brave enough to die when she was killed by Cyril. She also became the first woman professor. Galileo Galilei also had the courage to prove the catholic church wrong. This is why he had to get house arrest even though his theory was correct.]]> 2018-05-09 14:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259297985 Curious Character Trait ctimko1443 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259298595 I also chose curiosity because I am very curious. In Mathematicians are People Too, Ramanujan was curious about a book that an older kid had. Mathematicians are People, Too said the older kid didn't understand the book but when Ramanujan read it, he understood the book. Another curious mathematician was a famous mathematician that Ramanujan wrote equations too. His name was Godfrey Hardy. Hardy was reading Ramanujan's notes and he was about to throw them away when an equation caught his eye. Hardy was curious about how Ramanujan solved his problems. Curiosity came be a good change because being curious means you have questions and questions get answers and answers help you learn.]]> 2018-05-09 14:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259298595 Character Traits #1 Self Motivation atuten3156 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259299602 One of the Character Traits that I think needs too be recognized is Self Motivation I think that really all of the mathematicians showed Self motivation because they  were all dedicated to making the world a better place. One person that showed Self Motivation was Leonhard Euler I think this because even though he was blind he stuck to mathematics as it says on page 76 " my pencil is more intelligent than I am" that is why I think that Euler shows Self Motivation. another person that I thought showed Self Motivation was Emmy even though she was expected to learn hose chores she decided to learn math.]]> 2018-05-09 14:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259299602 Determination josori9580 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259300461 I think that you have to be determined in your self if you fail then you get up and try again. You never stop trying until you succeed.  Then you try something different.  So  it becomes a cycle.This was showed by Galileo Galilei he showed determination by when they all said that the two iron balls were not going to hit the ground at the same time he still did the experiment.  Another mathematician that showed determination is Emmy Noether she showed determination by still doing mathematics even after her mother said that she had to clean the house.  In conclusion, Galileo Galilei and Emmy Noether both showed determination and were successful]]> 2018-05-09 14:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259300461 Persistence ctan7301 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259309566 I think most of the mathematicians had persistence because they all had many problems. For example: Galileo Galilei wasn't able to teach his believes about math because it was against the law and he had many punishments but he still studied mathematics. another example is Amalie Emmy Noether wanted to study mathematics but her parents would not let her because they believed it was bad for girls to study mathematics.


]]> 2018-05-09 14:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259309566 Integrity fherna9792 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259390159 My second trait is integrity. Sophie Germain used integrity by doing the right thing. She showed integrity by following her dreams of becoming a mathematician. She also showed that women can be able to do things too. Ramanujan did the right thing too by making the choice to go to England to study mathematics. If he hadn't done that he would have never made more discoveries. If you think about it all of the mathematicians showed integrity.]]> 2018-05-09 17:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259390159 Confidence Trait astarn2928 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259404619 Confidence is an important trait to have, because I think all of the  women mathematicians in the book,  Mathematicians are People too showed confidence. 
     Hypatia showed confidence, especially, by having the guts to be the 1st women mathematician. She showed confidence by believing in herself even though all of the mathematicians at that time were men .She invented things like a planisphere  and an astrolabe. Lastly, she also showed confidence by not giving up on her dream of becoming a mathematician.]]> 2018-05-09 18:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259404619 Trait #1 (Determination) jgan6602 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259406534 I think determination is important because you won't get anywhere if you give up, because you're not doing anything. If you mess up or don't succeed, try again. With every attempt you will get better and soon you'll be just fine. Even the smartest people in the world made mistakes some time in their life. Leonhard Euler showed a lot of determination by working non-stop with his work after he became blind. Archemedies also had to be very determined to invent the lever and the catapult.]]> 2018-05-09 18:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259406534 Trait #2 (Hardworking) jgan6602 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259480099 I think hardworking is also important because you can get the job done faster. you don't have much time to live, so if you're doing some extremely important like Issac Newton discovering the laws of motion. He tried a lot, and then with a bit of hard work, he discovered it. Joseph Louis Lagrange also needed a lot of hard work to "invent" the metric system. He worked and worked and finally convinced the people to use the metric system, because it was easier.]]> 2018-05-09 23:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259480099 Determination jmulte1321 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259593869 I believe that Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei had determination because even when they failed or were socially unaccepted they still kept trying and doing mathematics. For example, Galileo Galilei went against the churches teachings but still thought that he was right and didn't quit. Sir Issac newton also had determination because as a child he got low averages,however, with determination, he became one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. For these reasons, I think that Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei had determination.]]> 2018-05-10 12:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259593869 Determination pbliss1627 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259595822 It is very important to have determination like Sophie Germain. She was determined to get into Ecole polytechnique and become a mathematician even though she was a girl. So she got her friend to sneak in a paper for her and use a code name. She used the name Monsieur Leblanc. Galileo Galilei also had determination.  He was determined to tell what he thought even if he went against the church. He also got house arrest for doing that.]]> 2018-05-10 13:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259595822 Perseverance csevil3238 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259595835 Perseverance is like determination; it is doing your best even when things get tough. Persevering  is very important.  Sophie Germain used perseverance when everyone else at the time was saying that she should not do math but she kept on doing what she loved. Leonhard Euler also showed perseverance - when he was blind he kept on doing teaching math]]> 2018-05-10 13:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259595835 Hard Working dburde4104 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259596994 All the mathematicians were hard workers. They always worked hard to achieve their goals. They worked and discovered many things that changed the world. For example Carl Friedrich Gauss, worked very hard at mathematics and discovered many things like a regular polygon with 17 sides, can be drawn with only a compass and a straight edge. Because of his hard work he became one of the greatest mathematicians of all times. Another example of a hard worker was Srinvivasa Ramanujan. He would work hard to complete his work and didn't let things distract him. One thing Ramanujan discovered was the value of pi. The mathematicians worked very hard to accomplish their work. The hard working character trait they all had changed the world greatly]]> 2018-05-10 13:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259596994 Determination wkelle9755 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259598590 Determination is one I think is a character trait because of Leonard Euler. His 5 of 13 children lived. And he still keep working on mathematics. Also he still did study math when his house got burned down from a fire. 
Blasie Pascal also showed determination. He had his determination on mathematics. A housekeeper and Gilberte; Went in his room and found little scraps of paper together after he died; It was how he wanted to publish it. ]]> 2018-05-10 13:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259598590 Pursuing your dreams jmulte1321 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259598814 I think that both Sophie Germain and Amalie Emmy Noether pursued their dreams because even though their parents would not let them do mathematics they still did it because it was their dream and what they wanted to do. For example, Sophie Germain had to study mathematics at midnight and Amalie Emmy Noether always got caught looking at her dads work. For these reasons, I think that Sophie Germain and Amalie Emmy Noether pursued their dreams.]]> 2018-05-10 13:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259598814 Perseverance wkelle9755 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259601992 Perseverance is to steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Sophie Germain did when she was up out of bed not obedient because her parents didn't care about math. It would be hard to disobey your parents that much. But she still did it.
 Sir Issac Newton did the same as Sophie Germain, Perseverance.  He did by beating up a class bully.   Also if he did give up he would not likely make a lantern kite. Or developed calculus.]]> 2018-05-10 13:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259601992 Courage ctan7301 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259602826 I think Galileo Galilei and Hypatia both have courage because even when he was saying things that were against the law he still said them and did math as much as he could. Hypatia said that she was not afraid of Cyril even when one of her good friends Orestes said he meant business. I know this because on page 33 it said, "they enjoyed talking together and often wrote letters about the latest ideas. "]]> 2018-05-10 13:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259602826 Courage csevil3238 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259609206 Courage is used in a lot of things, especially changing the world.  Courage  is doing something even when it scares you, or when you know you might get hurt. Hypatia used  courage by not fearing a man named Cyril when he was threatening her. Galileo Galilei also showed courage when he  was  going against what the church thought to prove that Aristotle's ideas were incorrect.]]> 2018-05-10 13:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259609206 Determination dburde4104 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259726119 Many of the mathematicians showed determination. Even when times got tough they kept going. Sophie Germain and Leonhard Euler had determination. when Sophie's parents told her to stop doing math because it was "bad" for her, Sophie was determined to keep doing mathematics, and she kept doing it. Sophie also showed determination when she was trying to share her ideas with others but she knew no one would listen to her because she was a girl. So, she would sign her work with a man's name. Euler showed determination when he became blind but kept doing what he loved, math. All the mathematicians showed determination by not letting things stop them from doing mathematics. ]]> 2018-05-10 17:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259726119 Confidence josori9580 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259729182 I think you have to be confident in yourself to be successful.  Sophie Germain showed confidence by believing that she could be a mathematician even when women were not allowed to.  Another mathematician that showed determination is Srinivasa Ramanujan he showed confidence by even though the mathematicians would not look at is mail he kept sending mail until they read it.  As it says on page 127 ''He sent a letter to two famous mathematicians, enclosing sheets of equations and a brief explanation. They returned his work with no comment. But Ramanujan would not give up."]]> 2018-05-10 17:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259729182 #1 hardworking jhuntl1426 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259730558 Some mathematicians like Galileo Galilei and Thales worked hard. one example is: when Galileo Galilei was under house arrest he still worked hard He continued studying  hard. Another  example is : Thales worked when he was in Egypt even though no one asked for his help. These are only two of the mathematicians that work hard.]]> 2018-05-10 18:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/259730558 Kindness pbliss1627 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/260536688 It is very important to have kindness so you can have friends and find a job you love. Pythagoras showed  kindness by paying his student instead of the student paying him just because he wanted to teach someone to help them. Someone who also showed kindness was Sophie German. She helped protect Gauss when France invaded Germany. It helps you a lot in life if you have kindness.

]]> 2018-05-14 16:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/260536688 Positivity jhuntl1426 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/260538515 Some mathematicians where positive . Sophie  Germain was positive.She keep studying mathematics even if it meant studying at midnight.  In the text it says she had to tiptoe out of bed to continue studying. Hypatia was positive too. She  loved to do math and even when her friend told her that they could never see each other again she remained positive.]]> 2018-05-14 16:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/260538515 Open-Mindedness chguth https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/260544904 Emmy Noether's mother showed open-mindedness when she finally allowed her daughter to pursue her love of mathematics. I admire the fact that she at first tried to steer her daughter towards the more acceptable paths of the day, but when she saw that Emmy loved math so much that she would wake up at night just to figure out equations, she knew her daughter had something special. Emmy's mom was open to the fact that her daughter's brain was uniquely-gifted for math. Another person who showed open-mindedness was Galileo when he was willing to say that perhaps everyone was wrong in thinking the planets revolved around Earth. He was not afraid to ask the question, "What if?" and pursue the answers. ]]> 2018-05-14 16:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/260544904 Determination jeller1346 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261230534 Determination is a good character trait for all mathematicians to have because  it helps them get their work done even when its hard.  One mathematician is Sophie Germain. she showed determination when she  wanted to do mathematics  even when she was a girl. She wrote letters to other mathematicians under a fake name. I know this because on page 94 it said, she knew that Lagrange would never read a letter from anyone named Sophie so she used a mans name: Monsieur LeBlanc. The other  mathematician is Leonard Euler.  He showed determination because even when he was blind he continued to do mathematics.]]> 2018-05-16 14:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261230534 Determination mcrawf2280 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261233050 I think Galileo showed determination even when people where making fun of him because he thought Aristotle  was wrong about saying a heavier object will fall faster than a lighter object. But Galileo was determined to prove them wrong. The day of his experiment he showed them Aristotle was wrong.  Another person who showed determination was Blaise pascal he showed determination even when the doctors said he probably wouldn't live long. He kept working hard and made many invaluable contributions to mathematics.    ]]> 2018-05-16 14:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261233050 DETERMINATION jjacon2474 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261267083 Euler was very determined to work because even though he went blind he continued to work. Pthagoras kept teaching even though people did not like him or his students. Determination can help people achieve their goals. Everyone should show determination all the time. If everyone did then everybody would achieve their goals.


]]> 2018-05-16 15:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261267083 Determination aabram4517 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261697890 It is good to have determination like the famous mathematician Sophie Germain. She was a female, which is uncommon for a girl. She was determined to get into the college Ecole Polytechnique, even when she was a girl, and girls weren't allowed to go to school. To hide her identity, she took the name Monsieur Leblanc. Nobody knew her real identity until another mathematician wanted to meet "Monsieur Leblanc".]]> 2018-05-17 18:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261697890 Determination kking3110 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261699037 Sophie Germain showed determination by never giving up. She pursued her dream. Her mom and dad thought that math was only for boys but she kept working. She was determined.

Archimedes was determined too. He was so determined to find new discoveries that he he worked too hard. One discovery was buoyancy. Archimedes was determined too.]]> 2018-05-17 18:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261699037 Hardworking jeller1346 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261703365 Hardworking is a good character trait to have.  Isaac Newton is an example of hardworking.  He got so absorbed in his work he forgot to do everyday things like eat and sleep.  Joseph Louis Lagrange is another example of hardworking.  If he did not know something, he worked hard to find the answer. His famous quotation was "I do not know."]]> 2018-05-17 18:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261703365 Curiosity (# 1) aschwa1310 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261704113 Sophie Germaine was curious about the number theory so she sent papers to Gauss to learn more about it. She was also curious in the lessons that LaGrange taught at his school so she often did the school work at home then submitted it to him under the name
 Monsieur LeBlanc. Galileo was curious about the night sky but could not see it well because everything (in the night sky) was so far away so he invented the telescope to observe the night sky a little better and be able to under stand it more.
]]> 2018-05-17 18:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261704113 Courage aabram4517 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261736444 It is also good to have courage. Hypatia had courage to become the first women mathematician and to be killed by Cyril. Galileo Galilei also showed courage when he made a theory that went against the church, because after that, he had to go on house arrest in his last years. Even though courage can get you in trouble, it is a good characteristic to have.]]> 2018-05-17 20:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261736444 Determination zwolic3265 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261755361 Sophie Germain showed determination by even when she could not go to school she did what she wanted and did math. Leonhard Euler showed determination when he did his math even though he was blind and could not see, but he still did the math in his head and had someone write down the answer.]]> 2018-05-17 21:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261755361 Courage zwolic3265 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261757012 Galileo Galilei showed courage when he proved a church wrong even though he got house arrest for it. Sophie Germain also showed courage when she tried to get into a school even though she was a girl and it was "bad" for girls to go to school and she succeeded to do it.]]> 2018-05-17 22:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261757012 Kindness kking3110 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261771238 Thales was kind by helping people. He helped find out the height of a pyramid. He also found a solution to a problem with the salt mine donkeys. Thales was very kind.

Pythagoras was very kind. He paid his student so he could teach him when he should have been paid. He helped the child learn while paying him. He had a secret school too help other people learn.]]> 2018-05-18 00:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/261771238 CREATIVITY jjacon2474 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/262173412 Archimedes was very creative. When Rome attacked because Sicily had been allied itself with Carthage, he made giant glass pieces that focused light on enemy ships until they burned. Also, big cranes that picked up enemy boats and dumped everyone on board into the ocean.
Another mathematician who was  
creative was John Napier. He made a "chess arithmetic" that didn't work so well but "Napier's Rods" became a amazing multiplying machine. It was very helpful to people who worked with numbers.
Both John Napier and Archimedes were just two mathematicians that were creative.                




]]> 2018-05-20 13:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/262173412 HARD WORKING mcrawf2280 https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/262364450 I think Archimedes and Leonhard Euler where hard working. Archimedes was hard working because because he made so many discoveries.  Like the law of buoyancy he made the screw the catapult the law of the lever and was the kings problem solver.  To do all these things you must be very hard working. This is why I think Archimedes was hardworking. I think Leohnard Euler was also hard working. He also made many discoveries like  Euler's line, Euler's constant, Euler's formula, Euler's angles and he was blind. As you can see Leonhard Euler was a hard working man.   ]]> 2018-05-21 13:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chguth/81xlfxhxndju/wish/262364450