From an early age I have been fascinated by Mathematics and the way it stimulates flexible cognitive thinking. Doing a BS in Mathematics at IBA, I enjoyed the variety offered by Mathematics, in terms of the modules I studied. I now want to expand my knowledge and understanding of Mathematics by obtaining a Master’s degree from a prestigious institute that will enable me to take up a teaching and research career. My love story with mathematics began at an early age. In high school, I scored the highest
television actress. She played Winnie Cooper, a middle school girl, on The Wonder Years. Between the ages twelve and eighteen she starred in this role. Later in her career, McKellar also guessed starred on The West Wing. After she played her role as an actress Danica McKellar got her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in mathematics at the age of thirty two (TG). She subsequently remade herself into a role model to middle school girls, and now McKellar is now known worldwide
The end of the twelfth and beginning of the thirteenth century would prove to be a new and innovative time period for mathematics in Europe. Arguably one of the most influential and salient mathematicians of the Middle Ages, Leonardo Pisano traveled the Medieval world, and brought his findings back to Europe. Pisano published his theories and discoveries, many of which would come to be foundations upon which later mathematicians would build their own theories. Pisano was an important historical
JOURNAL FIVE The renaissance period is considered as an era within Europe during the 14th to the 16th century, and is referred to as the bridge between Middle Ages and Modern history. Primarily, the renaissance was known as a rebirth of the Classical Greco-Roman culture. It is said that “the renaissance started as a cultural movement in Italy and later spread to the rest of Europe” (Casini 1995). Its intellectual basis was humanism, derived from the rediscovery of Classical Greek philosophy. Humanist
regulation of and control over one’s learning activities such as task analysis, planning, monitoring, checking, and reflection (Brown, 1978; Brown & DeLoache, 1978; Flavell, 1992; Kluwe, 1987). Although metacognitive awareness may occur at an earlier age (Kluwe, 1987; Kuhn, 1999), the development of metacognitive skills may
the factors that made the system one of the best, criticisms towards the system, and the systems effects on students and parents. The South Korean educational system’s common as it’s divided into three parts namely: primary school, middle school, and high school. From age six to twelve, children have to be in Primary
Since an early age, the sciences have always interested me; due to my rampant curiosity and fascination of how things work. I was first drawn into the field with demonstrations done by outreach programs such as Mad Science. I always looked forward to learning more about the topics and experiments they showcased. During middle school I pursued my interest in the sciences, being allowed more freedom and more opportunities than before. I vividly remember going to my father’s work as part of “take your
dark ages, Christians and Jews, both men and women, were being taught maths , science and philosophy by muslim scholars. It was the muslims who transcribed the ancient greek philosophers and spread their teachings through out Europe in the dark ages and are credited as the force behind the renaissance. Its pretty sad that most people in are ignorant to the fact that much of what
Two Lives of Charlemagne Essay Charlemagne is considered by many to be the greatest leader the Middle Ages ever saw. “The Father of Europe” Charlemagne unified the majority of Europe for the first time since the great Roman Empire. Much of France and Germanys modern foundations were laid out because of Charlemagne’s rule. We know much about Charlemagne from Einhard and Notkers the Stammers book The Two Lives of Charlemagne published by Penguin Classics. Einhard was born in 770 A.D. in the Main
Korean educational structure is divided into three parts namely: six years of primary school, followed by three years of middle school, then three years of high school.