Thursday, 10 May 2012

DON'T BE A LOSER!!! TRY!!!

  1. Arrange eight eights in such a way that the sum is 1000.
  2. How far is the moon from us? 
  3. Kalamansi, tallo ti kinse; mano nga kalamansi ti magatang ti piso? 
  4. Investigate!!! Find the number of triangles formed if the base is 9!!!

BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICAL INVESTIGATION!!!

  • Discovery of numbers!!!
  • Opinion is not allowed!!!
  • No error!!! 
  • In proving: Convince yourself, Convince your friends and Convince your enemies!!!
  • The more difficult it is, the more beauty it possess!!!

WHY DO WE NEED TO CONDUCT MATHEMATICAL INVESTIGATION?

  1. Because we like to know. (either to bridge the gap in knowledge or to entertain the self)
    "Every integer greater than two is always the sum of 2 primes. Is this always true?" 
    "Prime are infinite nut we have only 41 primes as of the moment, what are the others?"
  2. Because of its immediate application in life.  
  3. Because of Art 
    "Ginintuang Parihaba at Maladiyosang Poporsiyon" 
    "Art in Nature: Fibonacci Sequence found in pineapple, pine cone, etc."

WHAT IS MATHEMATICAL INVESTIGATION?

  • It is an activity, usually a long term one, that assesses the student's ability to perform "real life" tasks.
  • It gives students an opportunity to develop alternative solutions, construct models of math, concepts/ideas, new theories.
  • In MI, there's no specific answer, no direction to take, no specific question-the investigator formulates the question.