Saturday, October 25, 2008

Questions and Answers

One of the experiences during class that I had questions on was the assignment regarding Pick's Theorem. I really had difficulty with this assignment regarding how to go about figuring it out. Honestly, the first thing that came to my mind was calling my friend who is a Math major. She ended up being the one to help me out, and I was glad she did. She showed me and a few others how to figure out the areas of the different shapes.
My next question was what I was going to need this information for. I went to class the next day and shared my answer. Dr. Reins told the class that if they had payed attention, then their following homework assignment would be completed. Then it hit me, I needed the previous information in order to know why Pick's Theorem worked. This was a good feeling.
My last question regarding this experience, was when was I going to use this information again. I was answered during the Midterm. I got to show how I understood Mathematics and how this theorem worked.
I was happy with the many opportunities I was given to use the material I learned and explored multiple times.