CARD 205 Week 6 Discussion

CARD 205 Week 6 Discussion | Assignment Help | Devry University (2021)

In the Idea Lab, exploration is encouraged!

Each week you must post 2 times (details below):

·         (Required) Create and post a response that answers one (1) of the 12 questions below (no later than Wednesday) and

·         (Required) 1 quality response to a classmate's "main" presentation post (by the end of the week).

·         (Required) The 2 posts must be submitted on different days.

·         (Optional) Additional posts and/or days of participation are not required, but are certainly welcome!

·         NOTE: Always paste the question itself (and its number) above your answer (or enough of it, when it's a really long question, to make it clear which one you are addressing).

·         For full posting guidelines, review the Idea Lab Requirements page.

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1. It's Renewed

1. Investigate one of these types of energy and the math it might make use of.

a.      Solar

b.      Nuclear

c.      Wind Power

d.      Hydroelectric

e.      Geothermal

2. Ups and Downs

2. How do numbers help us predict the ebbs and flows in our lives? Think about things like circadian rhythms.

3. It's Logical

3. What do these terms of mathematical logic mean. Provide examples.

a.      Converse

b.      Inverse

c.      Contra positive

d.      Negation

Which of these must be true if at least one of the others is true? Why? Which must be false?

4. Headline News

4. Go to a website that contains math headlines such as Mathematics News - Science Daily, find an article on math that interests you and report back.

5. Can a Number be Scary?

5. What is triskaideka phobia? Why should anyone fear a number?

6. Let's Circle Around the Subject

6. Find at least three pictures of a circular shape in nature. Tell a little about each.

7. Can You Find Math?

7. Find a math related t-shirt, bumper sticker, and tattoo (or other art) and explain what math is related on each of the three that you found.

8. Mirror, Mirror

8. Go to a mirror. Cover the left half of your face with a piece of paper. Now uncover it and cover the other side. Is your face symmetrical? (is anyone's ?) Research and answer the question: What are some of the things indicated by facial symmetry?

9. It's Tricky

9. Pick any three-digit number written in descending order, such as 743. Reverse the digits, subtract this result from the original number to get a 3^rd number. Reverse this third number to make a fourth number. Add the third and fourth numbers. What result do you get? Will this result be the same no matter what the original three-digit number written in descending order is? Why? What is the math behind this trick?

10. Inkblots

10. What is pareidolia? Give some examples.

11. Application #1

11. Application Problem: Create an application problem that has the solution of  using a sport, your work, a hobby, etc. as the example.

12. Application #2

12. Application Problem: Create an application problem based on the following picture for someone else to solve. Be prepared to provide the solution.