December 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Beautiful Maths – Mathematics is beauty, literally
During the course of the Discovering Mathematics module, I have grown to have a more active awareness and somewhat alertness about the Golden Ratio… 1.61803398875 It appears as a number we may dismiss, but its essence is something astonishing and that is, the Golden Ratio is a measurement buildings and other objects use to be […] Continue reading
December 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Look around you!
You’re probably thinking how monotonous it is that I continue to repeat this, but maths is everywhere! Again. I will never lose the amazement or curiosity I have filled with, at the fact that maths is the fundamental principle behind the creation and design of many things – and, much to your shock, as you are […] Continue reading
December 4, 2015
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Comments Off on Beautiful Mathematics – an Outdoor Perspective
When we think of mathematics, we often think numbers, formulas, data handling and a whole host of other mathematical concepts. However, have you ever just looked around you whilst out in the outdoors and thought ‘maths is beautiful?” I guess its a thought that never springs to mind. However, mathematics is actually in everything we […] Continue reading
December 4, 2015
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Comments Off on Mathematics in Demand Planning – Show me the Money!!!!
As mentioned in my previous blog posts, mathematics is incorporated in to absolutely everything in life. This idea was further embedded during a lecture on supply chain and logistics in maths. It was a three hour input, but It was honestly the best maths class to date. It was completely relevant, interactive and so much […] Continue reading
December 4, 2015
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Comments Off on Maths in Hair?
Ok, so you probably don’t know that I studied hairdressing and salon organisation when I left school at the tender age of 16! But I did – for 3 years. I learnt how to book appointments and plan time, cut hair, colour hair, perm hair (heaven forbid!) and style hair. So you might say, I am […] Continue reading
December 4, 2015
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Comments Off on There is No escape!
Maths is literally everywhere in our daily lives so no, there is no escape! We use it almost constantly and I for one, was not always aware of that. From things I do everyday without thinking to calculations in my Discovering Mathematics elective. For example, I look at the clock immediately after waking up in […] Continue reading
November 17, 2015
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Comments Off on The Interpretation of Dreams
Sigmund Freud, an Austrian psychologist, was keen on neurological psychology. His study into the Interpretation of Dreams brought him to the conclusion that our dreams are essentially wishes we want to fulfil. Freud believed that what we dream is what is subconsciously of particular importance to us. I chose to read further into his findings, […] Continue reading
November 17, 2015
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Comments Off on There’s no avoiding it – Maths is everywhere!
Throughout my inputs in Discovering Mathematics, I’ve been thinking a lot about the links between maths are other curricular areas. I’ve been making connections more and more between maths and other subjects and, I have discovered something about maths that perhaps I hadn’t thoroughly thought about before… It is everywhere. The idea to write a blog post […] Continue reading
November 17, 2015
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Comments Off on Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics
Four Properties – to ensure a profound understanding of fundamental mathematics Liping Ma (2010) believes in four properties in teaching and learning which sum up the way in which a teacher’s profound understanding of fundamental mathematics can be represented in the classroom. By this, Ma means a teacher will demonstrate the four properties and if […] Continue reading
November 16, 2015
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Comments Off on Self-esteem
Our self-esteem is the confidence we have in our personal worth and different abilities. Self esteem is something we all have, but different people have different levels of it; some people may be lacking in it, and others may have a healthy amount of it. Having a good positive balance of self esteem is essential […] Continue reading
November 16, 2015
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Comments Off on Developing Professional Skills and Abilities: Online Unit 3
Words/phrases relating to professionalism: Competent Knowledgeable Calm Skilled Respectable Punctual Motivating Encouraging Enthusiastic Constructive criticism Passionate Collaborative working Going above and beyond I chose to watch One Born Every Minute and believe that the midwives displayed all the characteristics I associate with a professional. I believe that the midwives displayed a great deal of commitment […] Continue reading
November 15, 2015
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Comments Off on ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’
I recently watched ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds‘ broadcast by Channel 4 on Tuesday 3rd November (Watch here – http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-secret-life-of-4-5-and-6-year-olds). As the episode progressed, I found myself realising I have definitely been underestimating children as young as four years old. The hour-long duration of the programme was enough to capture the essence of the life of […] Continue reading
November 15, 2015
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Comments Off on Let me speak!
Yesterday, in my place of work, I found myself astonished by the sight and sound of a mother silencing her child. Allow me to contextualise the situation for you. I work in a restaurant located in our City Centre. It is always busy with guests coming in for the first time, the second time, or […] Continue reading
November 13, 2015
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Comments Off on Gender
After recently watching ‘The Secret life of 4 year olds’ I have noticed that children of this age are well aware of gender and the differences that they face because of their gender, The children were given a task in which there were to be two teams that would take part. The objective of the […] Continue reading
November 12, 2015
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Comments Off on The Maths Behind Hurricane Abigail
After all this hype about a potentially menacing storm that has hit the shores of Scotland, I thought to myself that it couldn’t actually be that bad. I was, however, mistaken to this notion. After walking along Dundee City high street a few moments ago, I was soaked within an inch of my life. It […] Continue reading
November 11, 2015
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Comments Off on That was excellent, but this could be worked on…
Peer review is something I never felt very confident in. I often felt like I wasn’t of the authority to suggest ways of improvement on other’s work, or I didn’t want to offend someone. Giving positive feedback was easy, especially when it is in comparison to another piece of work and you can see improvements. […] Continue reading
November 11, 2015
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Comments Off on What is personality?
In today’s input by Patricia, I found the aspect of personality very intriguing. Personality, as quoted in Bee and Boyd (2012, p 218) is “The individual’s enduring patterns of responses to and interaction with others and the environment.” Personality is a very difficult area to study, as everyone is different. There are five different dimensions […] Continue reading
November 11, 2015
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Comments Off on Earn it
College was the first time I had heard of B.F. Skinner and his theory of operant conditioning. Straight away I took an instant interest in it and decided that I would work around his theory of positive reinforcements to complete my graded unit. My graded unit consisted of me investigating an area of my choice […] Continue reading
November 11, 2015
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Comments Off on The Big Five
Everyone has a personality, there is no disputing that. Everyone’s personality is also very different. However, it is something that I have to say, I have never really thought about until now. I found todays lecture surrounding personality very interesting, especially the five different dimensions that your personality can be broken into. I had never […] Continue reading
November 11, 2015
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Comments Off on One Born Every Minute
Throughout an episode I recently watched of One Born Every Minute on Box of Broadcasts, I noticed the professionalism that took place by the midwives and the doctors in the wards. From the diagram above, almost every word on it relates to midwives and doctors in their jobs. The words I thought were most […] Continue reading
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