Project Proposal

A project that we build a mini half pipe or a quarter pipe skateboard ramp. We can apply mathematics to building this because building is mostly using math concepts. We would need to figure out how tall, wide, depth and a radius so that it could have a nice consistive curve. I think that it could be a fun project to do while also using math to build it.

This link is of a mini half pipe blueprint

(http://www.rickdahlen.com/hpplans/Halfpipe.pdf)

This link is of a quarter pipe blueprint

(http://www.xtremeskater.com/ramp-plans/quarter-pipe/)

The book of numbers chapter 1 QQC 2/19/11

Quote: "One of the reasons why people over the centuries have believed that the number one has deep mystical significance is because of mathematicians."

Question: Why would people believe the mathematicians and them saying how the number one has mystical powers behind it?

Comment: The thing about this reading that interested me was how crazed some are about the number one. Like people actually think that there are mystical powers or significance behind the number. I mean it's just a number. How can anyone tell the true meaning/significance behind the number one?

The book of numbers chapter 0.000000001 2/11/11

Quote: "It is perhaps ironic that the most well-known math theorem, Pythagoras' theorem, may have been proved by one of his followers and not him."

Question: How did they find out that this theorem came from Pythagoras or one of his followers, if they don't have any record from that time how do they know that it came from one of them?

Comment: This quote stood out to me because how can they really tell who came up with the theorem, because if they have no record then how do they really know. And if Pythagoras really didn't come up with the theorem then he would be getting credit for a really well-known formula when he might not have figured it out.

The book of numbers reading chapter 0 2/7/11

Quote: " The trick they used was very simple: as warriors left to go to battle, they put a rock in a pile. When they got home again, they each removed one. The number of rocks left equaled the number of men lost. The chief would then remove each rock in turn and pick up a stick for each rock her removed (sticks are easier to carry). He then would walk to the other tribe with his sticks and demand a buffalo in exchange for each one. So without actually counting or even understanding the notion of numbers, it was possible for very precise trades and transactions to take place."

Question: Why would the tribe leaders agree to giving away their buffalos to the tribe that they just fought?

Comment: This quote was interesting to me because I was wondering why the tribe chiefs would agree to give away their buffalos to their rival tribes. And I also found it interesting how their putting a rock, taking a rock, and getting buffalos method worked out. Because they might have lost men, but they also gained more buffalos so more food. But what about when all of their warriors die? How would they fight and would they still keep the trading buffalos treaty?