Essays on Algebra

Algebra bears major importance throughout youth and adulthood by providing mental assistance in solving daily tasks quicker, a backbone to other school related subjects, aid in understanding the mathematical work done by others, and by making the obtainment of a job easier along while improving...

In entry one, I am featuring my Pre-Algebra students. There are 53 students total, split between three classes. The students range from 13 to15 years old and are all in eighth grade. The population is composed of 33 males and 20 females. Twenty-five of the...

I was about to leave my algebra class one day when the teacher asked me a question. “Could you do help me out with my rollbook program?” he asked. “Sure, how can I help?” I replied. “I’m not sure about how to save back-up copies...

Algebra is very complex, and has been a big problem for me ever since I started it in high school. A question that I have asked and many others ask is why do we even need to learn algebra? When you’re figuring out these problems...

I enjoy the rigorous nature of learning and advancing in mathematics. The challenge of applying logic and clarity to different patterns, structures and abstract questions, and the resilience needed to persevere when a path to the solution isn’t immediately clear is what appeals to me...

Radical Equations The book Radical Equations was an interesting story about Robert P. Moses and his journey through the civil rights movement and how he started the “Algebra Project”. During the Civil Rights Movement, he played an important role in Liberty, Mississippi where he helped...

Hypatia was the earliest female mathematician. She was born 350 CE and died 415 CE. This makes her about 65 years of age. She was the daughter of Theon. He was a mathematician and an astronomer. Theon is most known for his preservation of Euclid’s...