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IMPORTANCE OF MATH AND CHILDREN

Aung Nyein (Andrew Wu)

Overview

Thesis Personal Relevance Introduction Math in Career Math in Sports Learning

atmosphere Math anxiety Parents’

involvement

Math skills Incidents related

to Math Math in real world College Application Class Activity Conclusion

Mostly, people who are good at solving problems are the one who has a clear thinking, creative way and reasonable mind. In order to posses these skills, one should start practicing since his/her childhood.

Thesis

Personal Relevance

Not because that I love math so much but also because we all are inescapable from Math. Math is related to the our lives in one way or another. Without Math, we can barely finish many procedures. Moreover, we all are using high tech nowadays, which relates to math in many different ways.

Audience Relevance

Everyone in this class had a wonderful childhood once. However, most of us spent our childhood without really knowing the importance of Math and the existence of Math. Therefore, we should let the future generation knows what it is and takes advantage on it.

From Math, we can have…

Accuracy Save time Calculation Graphics

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~mas010/imahob95.html http://images.google.com

In general, Math is…

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~mas010/imahob95.html http://www.flickr.com/

“Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” (Einstein)

Math and Children

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/

http://pplace.org/http://images.google.com/

LEARNING ATMOSTPHERE

Importa

nt to child

ren?

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~mas010/imahob95.html

http://www.flickr.com/

Cognitive Development

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http://www.education.com/magazine/article/preschool-math-patterns/

http://www.flickr.com/

Lesson Plans

http://www.kinderplans.com/content.cfm?pageid=138

Problem Solving and Processing

Understand the problem

Devise a plan

Carry out the plan

Look back

http://www.education.com/reference/article/five-step-problem-solving-process/?page=3

http://www.flickr.com

Math in Career

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~mas010/imahob95.html http://www.flickr.com/

Engineer Designer Economist Physician Research scientist Attorney Statistician

Popular

http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~kouba/MathJobs.html

http://www.flickr.com/

Why choose a math related career?

Determined by•Income•Physical demands•Job security•Stress•Work environment

How?

SOME FAMOUS COMPANIES…

http://www.flickr.com/

Software Engineer $91560

Sr. Software Engineer/ developer/programming $120,888

Reg. Software Engineer/ developer/programming $85,705

Account Manager $64,980

Product Manager, software $116,369

Account Manager, Advertising $56,389

Software Development Engineer $83,246http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Google,_Inc./Salary

http://www.google.com/jobs/images/accent_googlerdog_bg.jpg

Google work environment

http://images.google.com/

http://www.flickr.com/

http://www.flickr.com/

Apple

Math in Sports

http://www.flickr.com/

Effects on class size?

Class size (15~20) Close attention Able to maintain

commentary Work is not neglected

General Classroom

http://www.jstor.org/stable/3202473 http://www.flickr.com/

Homework can help children to…

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hottopic/hottopic%28homework%29.htm

Little Children who do not like math know how to handle money

http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-is-Math-important-in-our-lives--My-daughter-ask-me-this-question-because-shes-not-very-good-in-math_

http://images.google.com/

What makes Math hard to learn?“Students are being led to think that they dislike math when they actually just

dislike whatever it is that they're being taught in math classes.” Phil Sung

http://web.media.mit.edu/~minsky/OLPC-1.html

Roller Coaster

http://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/rides/kingdaka.aspx

Bad Romance Lyrics

Math Anxiety

Causes children to fear math

Any age (students and adults)

Fail to understand Cannot memorize

mathematical concepts

Teaching methods

Causes

http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/articles/Ways_to_overcome_math_anxiety.html

http://www.flickr.com/

Math Anxiety

Overcome with understanding

Overcome with games

Practice Group work

Diagnose

http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/articles/Ways_to_overcome_math_anxiety.html

What can parents do?

Communication

Talk with children and listen to what they have to say Reading children’s books Represent math in ways other than talking

http://www2.ed.gov/

http://images.google.com

Reasoning

Ask children questions and give them time to answer

Ask children to figure out why something is the way it is

Then check out ideashttp://www2.ed.gov/ http://www.set-routes.org/school/images

Connection

Think and solve problems that occur in every day life

Look for every day math and let them not to worry about the aspect of it

http://www2.ed.gov/

Parents involvement in homework

setting a regular time

choosing a place removing

distractions having supplies and

resources on hand monitoring

assignments providing guidance

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hottopic/hottopic%28homework%29.htm

Math skills

Calculating Finances

Understanding Spatial Relations

Measuring Memorization

Math related incidents

The Formula that killed Wall Street

Gaussian copula function, also known as a financial technology

Allow more ease and accuracy than ever before

Possible for traders to sell large quantities of securities

Expand financial markets to unimaginable level

Made people so much moneyhttp://www.portfolio.com/business-news/

2009/03/03/Formula-That-Killed-Wall-Street?PMID=alsoin/A-Mathematical-Demise

http://royeidelson.files.wordpress.com

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/jackneefus/1703_home-1.jpg

East Asian Crisis 1997

A lack of enforcement of prudential rules and inadequate supervision of financial systems

Causes

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/1998/06/imfstaff.htm

http://www.mecon.gov.ar

Some famous mathematiciansAlbert Einstein

“God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.“ Einstein

http://cauchy.math.okstate.edu/~wli/teach/fmq.html

http://images.google.com/

Sir Isaac Newton

Traffic accidentsMeasurements

Calculation of speed and distances traveled

Points of collision

Math in real world

http://www.ehow.com/about_5463177_math-criminal-justice-related.html

Math in Forensic Science

Importance of Stats…

Probability

http://www.ehow.com/about_5463177_math-criminal-justice-related.html

Getting into College

http://www.collegeboard.com/ http://www.whplibrary.org

Please see the packetLesson PlansAge (9~11 years old)Age (12~14 years old)

Application

Class Activity

1. Please form a group of fours

2. Construct (draw) your dream room

3. Use the rulers, pencils, color pencils if needed, and a piece of paper

Sample Room

Conclusion

From my project, I learned how to take care of kids with their homework, of course it is about math. It is not only about importance of Math but it is also about creating a better relationship among family members and friends by communicating well each other with a reasonable thinking.

Overall, thanks to my classmates and teachers for supporting such a good learning environment at Upper Merion.

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