Mr.Quill's Mathematics

The Monty Hall Problem On CBS’ Numb3rs.

cquill — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:35:06 +0000

The Monty Hall Problem is a puzzle involving probability, based on the game show Let’s Make A Deal and its host, Monty Hall. This clip is taken from an episode of Numb3rs, a popular show based on the importance of Mathematics in solving crimes. The show airs on CBS Fridays at 10 pm eastern time. Check it Out!

Tips for Success in Mathematics

cquill — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:45:31 +0000

Students: HERE is a podcast explaining some extremely important tips in order for you to succeed in mathematics. This is an outline of the podcast’s major themes.

Real Life Applications

cquill — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:06:22 +0000

Math In Art and Architecture

Math In Nature

Math In Music

Math In Information Technology

Hearing Is Believing!

cquill — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:14:16 +0000

Just For Fun!

Hearing is one of the five precious senses that most of us take for granted until we lose it. Learn more about sound and hearing loss in this lesson. Use mathematics to assess your hearing just as an audiologist does. Graph the Results.

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Perimeter and Area

cquill — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:03:25 +0000

Today in class we continued working on practice problems dealing with measuring the perimeter and area of shapes created from triangles and rectangles. I encourage you to read through your notes if you are confused or even just to reinforce your understanding. For more practice problems, feel free to complete this worksheet. Below is a video summarizing the key concepts dealing with perimeter and area.

Understanding the concepts of perimeter and area are extremely important in today’s world. Perimeter determines the length of a border around a region or shape. Imagine I was to build a fence around my yard. I would need to know the perimeter of the yard in order to know how much of each material I would need to purchase. Buying too much of the materials would cause me to waste money and resources. Purchasing too little would defeat my purpose of trying to enclose my yard. However, by measuring the perimeter of my yard, I would be able to purchase exactly the amount of material necessary for me to complete the job. This way, while I am at work, I do not have to worry about my dog Spot running away. Area is also extremely important for similar reasons. If our school was to carpet our classroom, they would first calculate the area of the floor in order to determine how much carpet would need to be purchased. Thus, the school would not waste taxpayers’ money. The same case applies to a variety of other scenarios as well. As always, if you have any questions Make A Post!

Frequently Used Perimeter and Area Formulas:

P=Perimeter, A=Area, L=Length, W=Width

Square: P=4w or 4(l), A=w(w) or (l)(l)

Rectangle: P=2(l)+2(w), A=(l)(w)

Parallelogram: (B=Base, H=Height) P=2(l)+2(w), A=BH

Triangle: (B=Base, H=Height) A=1/2 BH

Trapezoid: (B1=Base1, B2=Base2, H=Height) A=1/2 (B1+B2)H

Circle: (r=Radius, C=Circumference) C=2(pi)r, A=(pi)(r)(r)

Math In Cooking

cquill — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:52:06 +0000

Here Is The Latest Math In Our Everyday Life Podcast. This month’s topic is Math In Cooking and explains how much math really goes into making dishes from Cookies to Chicken Cordon Bleu. A brief review is included of our class’ topics of conversions and ratios.

The Metric System

cquill — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:11:23 +0000

Here are the important units of the Metric System that we discussed in class today:

The Metric System

Length:

1 kilometer (km) = 1000 meters (m)

1 meter = 100 centimeters (cm)

1 centimeter = 10 millimeters (mm)

Weight:

1 kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g)

1 gram = 1000 milligrams (mg)

Capacity:

1 liter (L) = 1000 milliliters (mL)

Kilo means thousand (1000)

Hecto means hundred (100)

Deca means ten (10)

Deci means one-tenth (1/10)

Centi means one-hundredth (1/100)

Milli means one-thousandth (1/1000)

Measured in Milliliters Name Centipede comes from Metric System

English System of Measurement

cquill — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:22:30 +0000

Here are the important units of the English Measurement System that we discussed in class today:

The English System of Measurement

Length:

12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)

3 feet = 1 yard (yd)

5280 feet = 1 mile (mi)

Weight:

16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)

2000 pounds = 1 ton

Capacity:

3 teaspoons (tsp) = 1 tablespoon (tbsp)

16 tbsp = 1 cup (c)

8 ounces = 1 cup

2 cups = 1 pint (pt)

2 pints = 1 quart (qt)

4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal)

Foot Long Sub 50 Yard Line

Listen to Conversions by The Odyssey Sound Lab!

Biography of Famous Mathematicians: Pythagoras and His Theorem

cquill — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:57:05 +0000

Here Is The Latest Biography of Famous Mathematicians Podcast. This month’s topic is Pythagoras and His Theorem and it gives a brief history of his life as well as important contributions him and his followers made to the field of Mathematics. A brief review is included of our class’ topic of right triangles and The Pythagorean Theorem.

Happy Pi Day!

cquill — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:10:27 +0000

As you all know (and I am confident will never forget!), today we experimentally calculated an approximation of Π (pi) using cylindrical shapes and yarn. Next we learned about the history of pi including what the number is and how and when it was first discovered. You also learned its significance relative to measuring the circumference of a circle. After answering several thought provoking questions, we discussed the importance of the number pi in future math classes.

Learn more about Π Here

Educators: For a copy of my Pi Day Lesson and Rational

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